[INTRO] No. No... You don't mean that. You ain't yourself. ... I'll go. ... Just not very far. [VERSE 1] Every step away felt wrong in my bones, like the road kept pullin' me back where I'd gone. Said "Go home"... I tried... Couldn't make my feet move on. Call it stubborn. Call it foolish. Call it somethin' I can't explain. But if you're carryin' all the hurt, I can carry all the blame. So I followed from the shadows, kept enough distance not to be seen. If you hated me tomorrow... At least you'd have tomorrow. That's enough for me. [HOOK] You can tell me "Go." You can tell me "Leave." You can push me from your side... I ain't leavin'. Not while there's another breath. Not while these hands still work. Not while your heart remembers mine... I ain't leavin'. [VERSE 2] The cave got colder. No birds. No wind. Just webs stretchin' wall to wall, thick enough to catch the light. Then I saw him. Smilin'. Backin' away. And that's when I knew. Too late. Your sword on the ground. Your body wrapped tight. White silk from your shoulders all the way down outta sight. I called your name. Nothin'. Started cuttin' through the web like I could carve back time. [VERSE 3] Then she moved. Didn't hear her. Didn't see her. Just eight legs and hunger droppin' from the dark. She thought I was prey. She guessed wrong. Every swing got heavier. Every breath burned hot. She had size. I had somethin' she did not. A reason. One clean thrust. Straight underneath. She screamed so loud the whole cave shook. Then she ran. Good. Stay gone. [BRIDGE] Come on... Wake up. Please. Open your eyes. Tell me I'm late. Tell me I'm stupid. Tell me I worried for nothin'. ... Please. [VERSE 4] Cold. Too cold. No breath. No answer. Guess it's me now. Guess I'll carry it. Not because I want to. Because somebody has to. I'll finish what we started. For both of us. [BEAT SWITCH] Voices. Armor. Torches. Orcs. Hide. Don't breathe. They rolled you over. "Not dead..." What? No... NO... They picked you up. Started marchin'. Every part of me screamed to run. Every part that mattered... followed. [FINAL HOOK] You told me "Go." I'm still here. You told me "Leave." I disappeared... Just enough. You can take my pack. You can take my food. You can take the light. You can take the Ring. But you don't take him. Not while I'm breathin'. Not while I can stand. Not while this road still goes forward. I ain't leavin'. Never. [OUTRO] One more step. Then another. Then another. I'm comin', Mr. Frodo. Same as always.
