Gold is cracked, the blade runs red A hundred down, and none have fled I’ve walked through stars, I’ve seen gods die But Terra still burns in my eye One last breath, one more blow I hold the line — they never know What oath I swore, what price I pay To bleed alone and never sway ⸻ CHORUS Only death can fail me now I wear the storm, I take the vow Steel in flesh, fire in soul I guard the Throne — that’s all I know I don’t break, I don’t bend I don’t yield, I don’t end Strike me down — I’ll still remain The last to burn in the Emperor’s name ⸻ VERSE 2 They came like locusts, plague and flame I gave them silence, I gave them shame The warp can scream, the stars can fall But I was made to face it all Not for pride, not for fame Not for blood, not for name I am the shield, I am the blade Born to guard what cannot fade ⸻ CHORUS Only death can fail me now I wear the storm, I take the vow Steel in flesh, fire in soul I guard the Throne — that’s all I know I don’t break, I don’t bend I don’t yield, I don’t end Strike me down — I’ll still remain The last to burn in the Emperor’s name ⸻ BRIDGE They’ll carve my fall in stone and flame But never doubt why I came The galaxy weeps, the stars decay But I am gold — and I stay ⸻ FINAL CHORUS Only death can fail me now Let the dark come — I won’t bow Light me up, I’ll burn them clean One last soul in war’s machine I don’t break, I don’t bend I don’t yield, I don’t end Let them come — I feel no shame I die alive… in the Emperor’s name
