[Intro — low choir] Through halls where dying torches fade, Where nameless things awake… A halo burns above the horns, And one man holds the gate. [Verse 1] Born beneath a shadowed sky, With crimson eyes that never hide, He walked the dark, he knew its name, But never let it claim his flame. No shining throne, no hero’s pride, Just battered steel and friends beside, When every road becomes a grave, He plants his shield and will not sway. [Pre-Chorus] Let the monsters come, Let the black gates fall, If someone has to stand— He’ll stand before them all! [Chorus] Stay behind the shield! Let the darkness break on me! Sunflare, burn! Phoenix Guard, rise! Be the light they’ll never see! Through the Labyrinth I roam, Every lost soul I guide home, Horn and halo, steel and scar— I am the light within the dark! [Verse 2] Calm when all the others run, A dry remark, then sword is drawn, Divine fire races down the blade, Another promise must be paid. He does not fight for songs or fame, He barely cares who knows his name, Protect the weak, control the field, Survive the first— Then make them yield. [Pre-Chorus] When hope grows thin, When courage bends, His shield comes down— And the nightmare ends! [Chorus] Stay behind the shield! Let the darkness break on me! Sunflare, burn! Phoenix Guard, rise! Be the light they’ll never see! Through the Labyrinth I roam, Every lost soul I guide home, Horn and halo, steel and scar— I am the light within the dark! [Bridge — slower, solemn choir] I have wandered where the lost ones cry, Seen holy men fall and monsters rise. Maybe darkness lives in my blood… But blood does not decide who I become. So when your strength is nearly gone, When you cannot carry on… Stand behind me. I’m still here. [Battle Break] Shield wall! Hold the line! Divine light! Now we strike! Avenging flame— SUNFLARE! [Final Chorus — huge choir] STAY BEHIND THE SHIELD! Let the whole damned Labyrinth see! You can send your beasts, your endless night— They will have to come through me! Phoenix Guard against the storm, Holy fire in devil-born form, Horn and halo, steel and scar— I AM THE LIGHT WITHIN THE DARK! [Outro] The darkness asks, "How long can you stand?" He raises his shield. “Long enough.”
