
The Trail of Embers
(Verse 1) The banners of Enorl are tattered and torn, In the light of a midday that feels like a morn. "Fall back to the highlands!" the King gives the cry, As the soot from the city obscures the blue sky. Loyria leads the children, the old, and the weak, Toward the hidden paths of the Frost-Bitten Peak. Behind them, the hammers of Nephilim fall, Crushing the houses and leveling the hall. (Pre-Chorus) Leave the hearth, leave the home, Into the wilderness we must roam. The gold is now lead, the silver is dross, As we measure the weight of our terrible loss. (Chorus) The Trail of Embers, a line in the snow, Escaping the shadow of the giants below! With a sword in the rear and a hope in the lead, The King is the shield for his people in need. Across the red valleys, through rivers of ice, Freedom is bought at a desperate price! (Verse 2) Olxyos sends his "Stalkers of Stone," Nephilim scouts who hunt alone. They leap over ridges, they slide down the shale, To catch the survivors who falter and fail. But Erik is waiting in the mouth of the pass, With a trap made of iron and magical glass. The Greatsword descends in a whirlwind of blue, Cleaving the hunters and cutting them through! (Bridge) (The music slows to a heavy, rhythmic pulse) Step by step... higher we climb. Running from monsters... running from time. The King looks back at his city in fire, A pyre that rises up higher. "We will return," he whispers to the wind, "To punish the giants for the way that they sinned!" [Super Strat Solo: Melodic and mournful, transitioning into a high-speed shred as Erik fights off a wave of Stalkers to buy the refugees time] (Verse 3) The night falls cold on the mountain’s high crest, Where the weary and broken finally rest. A thousand small fires like stars on the ground, While the roars of the Nephilim far below sound. Loyria binds the wounds of the brave, Refusing to let Enorl walk to its grave. The King stands on guard, a silhouette lone, A king of the mountains, far from his throne. (Chorus) The Trail of Embers, a line in the snow, Escaping the shadow of the giants below! With a sword in the rear and a hope in the lead, The King is the shield for his people in need. Across the red valleys, through rivers of ice, Freedom is bought at a desperate price! (Outro) The city is burning... The mountains are cold... A story of exile... Again must be told. Lord of the Sword! The embers still glow...

