When Wrath Learned Mercy

[Intro] [Cathedral bells] [Clockwork ambience] [Female Lead: smoky, gravel-worn, haunting] [Soft Spoken] They called me Wrath... Long before they knew my name. The fire kept me breathing... But it never warmed my soul. [Verse 1] [Female Lead] Iron kissed these weary hands. Smoke became my only prayer. Every scar a promise carved... Every breath another war. Justice wore a sharpened edge. Mercy felt too weak to hold. So I built my heart from steel... And called the silence home. [Pre-Chorus] [Female Lead] Then you walked where others fled. No fear behind your eyes. You reached beyond the blade... As if you saw the life... Buried underneath. [Chorus] [Female Lead] [Male Backing Vocals: deep, distant harmonies] You never fought the fire. You never cursed the flame. You stood where no one dared... And softly spoke my name. Stone began to crumble. Chains began to fall. The strongest soul I've ever known... Never raised a sword at all. [Verse 2] [Female Lead] I carried every ghost I made. Every face behind my eyes. Thought revenge could fill the void... Left by all the shattered lives. But every road of anger... Only circled back again. Till mercy walked beside me... And broke the wheel within. [Bridge] [Mercy: soft female voice, calm] You don't have to become... What broke your heart. [Female Lead] No... I don't. [Breakdown] [Minimal instrumentation] [Female Lead] Steel taught me how to survive. Fire taught me how to endure. But mercy... Mercy taught me... Why. [Final Chorus] [Female Lead] [Male Backing Vocals] [Wordless Choir] I still carry the fire. It still burns inside. But now it lights the darkness... Instead of feeding mine. Wrath laid down its kingdom. Mercy wore no crown. Yet the gentlest hand I've ever held... Was strong enough to bring me down. [Outro] [Female Lead: almost whispered] If you remember me... Don't remember all my wars. Remember... The day... Wrath... Learned... Mercy.