The Tale of the Wolf

[Intro] (Hey) Wolf-borne shadows beneath blood-red skies Runes still burn in the wanderer’s eyes Blackened medallion hums at the moon Death rides near, but not too soon [Verse 1] Through the frost of the forsaken wild Walks a butcher the kingdoms reviled Silver for beasts and obsidian hate Bound by coin and the hands of fate Tavern whispers and frightened prayers Mothers hide their sons when he appears Yet beneath the scars and battle-worn frame Burns the last ember of a noble name [Chorus] Raise the blade when the night descends Stand alone where the darkness bends Though the bards may curse and kings condemn The realm still bleeds for men like him Ride the storm through the cursed pines Hear the old gods speak through signs If destiny calls through fire and gale He shall answer — the wolf of tale [Verse 2] A wraith-queen danced by the river black With hollow eyes and a spine half-cracked Villagers offered their lambs in chains Still the dead kept crying their names So he carved the sigils into the earth Spoke forgotten words of elder birth Moonlight flashed on the hunter’s brand As death itself recoiled from his hand [Bridge] Every kingdom he saved turned cold Every contract stained with gold No marble halls, no crown, no throne Only the Path and the endless road Yet when the wild hunt floods the sky And ancient tyrants once more rise The frightened masses still proclaim The white wolf’s long-forgotten name [Final Chorus] Raise the blade when the darkness sings Strike the fear from the hearts of kings Though his soul bears curse and blight He rides eternal against the night Through shattered keeps and ravaged vales Lives the echo of immortal tales When the last horn sounds through hail and flame They shall remember the wolf by name [Outro] Ashen dawn on a weary land Bloodied sword in a trembling hand The monster’s dead, but the cost remains A lone wolf fading into the rain.