Song for the Blood and Bone of Kvothe

[Verse 1] A boy in a wagon Red hair in the rain Lute in his lap Learning every name Of the wind Of the ways Of the wandering road Then the song went silent And the world turned cold Ash in the laughter Iron in his throat One broken voice One buried note He carved new chords in his calloused hands Walked into legends With an empty plan [Chorus] Say my name Say it slow I am Kvothe I am all you think you know From gutter tale To midnight oath I'm the truth I'm the lie I'm the flame they couldn’t douse I'm the boy I'm the myth I'm the man who burned his house [Verse 2] Coins on the table Dust in his lungs Chasing a library Older than tongues Lantern-lit arches Questions like knives He bartered sleep To buy back his life He kissed like a promise he never could keep Loved like a secret Buried too deep Chased a girl made of laughter and smoke Held her in verses Till the stanza broke [Chorus] Say my name Say it slow I am Kvothe I am all you think you know From gutter tale To midnight oath I'm the truth I'm the lie I'm the flame they couldn’t douse I'm the boy I'm the myth I'm the man who burned his house [Bridge] [low vocal register] I have spoken with kings Shamed them with a word Pulled thunder from strings Till the sky itself heard I have hunted the shadows That murdered my kin Looked straight at the silence And begged it to sing [growing intensity Drums enter] Every boast is a bruise Every legend a cost Every name that I’ve stolen Is a piece that I’ve lost [Chorus] [Chorus] [Outro] [whispered vocals] So pour one more story Let the tavern tilt I am Kvothe And I am built of guilt When the candles vanish And the last verse fades You will wonder what was real In the tales I made