[Verse 1] Born in the dust of the barren stone, He swore he’d never fade away unknown. Scraped every knuckle, fought every grade, Hungry for the light that the tall peaks made. [Pre-Chorus] Up through the ice, through the bitter frost, He never stopped to count what the climbing cost. Stepped on the stone, stepped on the weak, Till nothing stood between him and the peak. [Chorus] Now Akrenis sits on the lofty throne, Looking at the world that he conquered, down. The wind is silent, the gold is cold, A hollow victory, bought and sold. He won it all, but the sky turns gray - Did he build a path, or just burn the way? [Verse 2] He carved his name in the highest frost, Unconcerned with who or what was lost. Now luxury suffocates the frozen air, And all his agency is just despair. He looks below at the shadow he cast: Is anyone warmed by the storms of his past? [Chorus] Now Akrenis sits on the lofty throne, Looking at the world that he conquered, down. The wind is silent, the gold is cold, A hollow victory, bought and sold. He won it all, but the sky turns gray - Did he build a path, or just burn the way? [Bridge] [Music swells, heavy drums, electric guitar enters] No summit left, no rival to bleed, A captive to his own unyielding greed. Was his life a gift to the folks in the clay, Or a blight that stole their light away? The silence answers from the snow... There is nowhere left for him to go. [Guitar Solo] [Soaring, melancholic guitar solo] [Chorus] [Full arrangement, maximum intensity] Now Akrenis sits on the lofty throne, Looking at the world that he conquered, down. The wind is silent, the gold is cold, A hollow victory, bought and sold. He won it all, but the sky turns gray - Did he build a path, or just burn the way? [Outro] [Music strips back to single acoustic guitar and wind] Just an empty peak... And a quiet sky. Akrenis... Was it worth the time?
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