(Intro – a cappella, haunting, emotional restraint) I see him ride where no angels dare Through shadows thick and blazing air… ——— (Short instrumental break - guitars and kick build tension, Phrygian Dominant) ——— (Verse 1 – down-tuned guitars enter, kick heartbeat): Flames and rivers mark his stride His shadows bend where our worlds collide He is no hero, nor the beast A restless storm that has never ceased No light can claim him, no dark can contain He walks the void where yet none remain A whisper caught between the calls The Dark Warrior sees through it all (Pre-Chorus – guitars build, tom-heavy tribal percussion): Eyes like fire, heart of stone… I watch him stand where none stand alone (Chorus – full heavy melodic metal, soaring gritty vocals): He is the Dark Warrior, the soul un-bound I watch him claim the ground where the silence drowns Bearing the memories of every fall And he strides above it all He is the Dark Warrior, beyond the night Neither savior, nor fright Through fire, through water, through it all He is the Dark Warrior, he will conquer it all (Verse 2 – heavy riff, palm-muted Phrygian motif, kick + snare): Bones of foes lie where he goes Yet still he moves, and the whole world bestows A force untouched, untamed, unnamed and unknown The Dark Warrior — rides alone Rivers burn and the oceans freeze He bends the dark like a summer breeze And all I am can only stand To watch him rise above it all again (Chorus 2 – heavy melodic metal, soaring gritty vocals): He is the Dark Warrior, the soul un-bound I watch him claim the ground where the silence drowns Bearing the memories of every fall And he strides above it all He is the Dark Warrior, beyond the night Neither savior, nor fright Through fire, through water, through it all He is the Dark Warrior, he will conquer it all ——— (Short instrumental solo) ——— (Chorus 3– heavy, stacked vocals, gang-style subtle doubling): He is the Dark Warrior, the soul unbound I watch him claim the ground where silence drowns Bearing the memories of every fall And he walks above it all He is the Dark Warrior, beyond the night Neither savior nor fright Through fire, through water, through… He is the Dark Warrior, he will triumph above it all ——— (Short outro instrumental – clean guitar fade with ambient pads, echoing water + fire motif)
