A debt unpaid

Intro (soft piano, distant strings) Tick of the clock, breath held tight Candles bow to borrowed light Verse 1 Silk gloves hide the ink and scars I learned young how to play my part A name that weighs more than my years A throne built out of unshed tears I speak in calm, I move in grace While knives write truth behind my face The Queen demands, the shadows keep What I bury, I don’t weep Pre-Chorus Every choice removes a door Every vow costs something more Chorus I am not saved, I am delayed A future written, then betrayed I walk the line fate never bends A debt unpaid that never ends If hell is patient, so am I I won’t beg, I won’t deny Verse 2 Chessboard nights and bloodless wars Ink-stained hands, locked manor doors They call it duty, call it law I call it knowing what you’re for I don’t dream of freedom now Dreams demand a hope I’ve vowed To keep buried, clean and still Along with mercy, along with will Pre-Chorus I don’t pray for absolution Only clean execution Chorus I am not saved, I am delayed A future written, then betrayed I walk the line fate never bends A debt unpaid that never ends If hell is patient, so am I I won’t beg, I won’t deny Bridge (strings rise, voice softer) There was a boy before the fire Who thought pain would tire He learned the truth between the flames— Survival changes names Final Chorus (full orchestral swell) I am not lost, I am precise Every breath is borrowed price If damnation knows my face It waits for me with perfect grace Until that day, I’ll wear the crown And calmly, quietly burn it down Outro (piano alone) Tick of the clock Still not mine.