[Verse 1] Elsweyr sun on my fur, trade winds in my hair~ Father’s voice like thunder, Mother’s quiet prayer~ Gold dust on my small bare feet, Didn’t know the taste of defeat~ Before the banners split the sky, Before I learned how men can die~ I wasn’t born with armor on, I stitched it slowly… piece by piece~~~ [Pre-Chorus] Smoke in my lungs, Steel in my hands, Smile on my face, While the world collapsed! [Chorus] They say I’m battle-broken~! Claws sharpened by the night!~ Like I was forged in fire~! And never knew the light!~ But I was a laughing daughter~!! Running rooftops just for fun!!~~ If I look a little feral now... It’s ‘cause I survived what I’ve become~~~ [Verse 2] Mistmere guard on midnight watch Cards on the table, coins in a pot Strip poker, whiskey neat Officer with reckless heartbeat Up till dawn, then blade in hand Perfect stance, perfect command If I trained until my muscles screamed No one saw the shattered dreams He corrected every swing I made stepped close… and that’s how love was trained [Pre-Chorus] Bruised knuckles Hidden tears Laugh too loud To drown the fear [Chorus] You see a disciplined soldier I see a girl who learned to run From grief, from ghosts, from empty homes From what the war had done Call me wild, call me crazy Say I bite when I’m undone I wear the madness proudly I am Tsani Tsamanni — Khajiit. Fighter. Daughter of the sun. [Bridge] I fell in love with my master’s blade With the way he said my name Thought if I could fight like him I’d never feel that pain Crowded rooms feel colder now Since the dead began to rise But I still stand between the dark And the fear in others’ eyes If I joke, if I flirt, if I grin too wide It’s camouflage… not pride [Final Chorus] I am not just trauma Not just scars and war Not just sleepless poker nights Guarding some old door I am the child of traders I am the storm they couldn’t shun I am claws and love and chaos And I refuse to be ashamed Of who I had to become Because I survived it…
