[Intro] Yeah... This one's for every scar I earned... Every promise I finally learned to keep... When my road ends... I'll walk it standing. --- [Verse 1] I've walked through nights I wish I'd never known, Built walls from every seed I'd ever sown. There's blood on memories, shame on my name, I lit my own fires, then cursed the flame. Can't rewrite pages already gone, Can't call the sunset back to dawn. But every stumble carved the stone, 'Til I became a man I'd never known. The weight was mine, I wore it well, I climbed from every private hell. No borrowed blame, no grand excuse, Just broken steel I chose to use. Now every scar's another line In the story that became mine. You can judge the path I've known, Not the man those trials have grown. --- [Chorus] I'm not the man I used to be! That name was buried deep in me! I stand with honor, proud and free! This is my legacy! When I meet the gods, I'll meet their eyes! No more shame and no disguise! I gave my word, I gave my best! Now let my deeds speak for the rest! --- [Verse 2] I hurt some hearts I can't restore, Closed some doors that stay no more. Those echoes follow where I roam, They're part of every road called home. But every dawn became a choice: Face the silence, find my voice. Keep my oath when no one sees, Stand like an oak in winter's freeze. I learned that strength is giving grace, Not winning every reckless race. The strongest hands I've ever known Were lifting others, not a throne. So if my name should still remain, Let it carry more than pain. Let it mean a word kept true, A shield for many, not for few. --- [Bridge] I carry every scar I've known, But none of them define my soul. The man I was lies far behind, Left with the ghosts I chose to outgrow. I don't ask fate to clear my name, Or wash away the things I've done. I forged my truth through fire and pain, And now I stand beneath the sun. When the final horn calls out for me, I'll take that road without disguise. No chains of shame, no lowered gaze... I'll meet the gods and meet their eyes. --- [Verse 3] No fear waits beyond that gate, Only truth that measures fate. No silver tongue, no false disguise, Just honest heart and steady eyes. If Óðinn asks me what I gave, I'll speak of every soul I saved. If Týr should weigh my final word, He'll find my oath was always heard. If Hel should call me to her hall, I will answer standing tall. No bowed head and no disguise, Only honor in my eyes. And when my grandchildren speak my name, May they never speak with shame. Tell them I was flawed, yet true... That becoming better is what we do. --- [Final Chorus] I'm not the man I used to be! That name was buried deep in me! I stand with honor, proud and free! This is my legacy! When I meet the gods, I'll meet their eyes! No more shame and no disguise! I gave my word, I gave my best! Now let my deeds speak for the rest! --- [Outro] Raise the horn. Speak my name.
