[Verse 1] Black stone throne above the storms Blade like midnight Breathing cold Silver hair A falling star Eyes that watched empires grow old Names of cities on his tongue Ash and wonder in his wake Every oath he ever broke Bent instead around Rake [Pre-Chorus] He walks the edge Between the doom and the dawn Every heartbeat Sounds like steel being drawn [Chorus] Anomander Rake Lord of the sky-borne grave Carrying a world of chains Inside that endless blade Anomander Rake Shadow on burning waves He will pay the price So the rest of us are saved [Verse 2] Dragons coil behind his gaze Ancient thunder in his breath Friends and enemies both kneel To the gravity of death Keeps his laughter buried deep Under centuries of rain Every time he lifts that sword Someone else forgets their name [Pre-Chorus] He holds the line Where even gods turn away Takes the darkness Like a debt he’ll always pay [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] He has seen the stars go dim Carried brothers into flame Left his footprints in the dust Where the mighty had no names Laid his pride upon the stone Let the final hammer fall When the last light leaves the sky You can hear him take it all [guitar solo] [Chorus]
