Loki's Lament

**Intro:** *(Whispered, over sparse guitar plucking)* *"You call me trickster, thief, and liar... But who built the walls around your desire?"* --- **Verse 1:** I spun the thread that bound your fate, A silver tongue, a golden gate. You wanted gods, I gave you fire— Now watch your temples burn so *bright*. --- **Chorus:** *(Building intensity, drums kick in)* *I am the lie that speaks too true,* *The shadow cast by gods like you.* *You curse my name, then beg my art—* *Oh, what a tangled *web* we are.* --- **Verse 2:** They carved my name in runes of shame, But who wept when *Odin* played his games? A wolf-child howls, a serpent sighs, And all the while—*the Allfather lies.* --- **Bridge:** *(Sudden drop to near-silence, just breath and a single violin)* *"You chains are heavy, brother mine... But not as heavy as *yours* divine."* --- **Verse 3:** I kissed the world with chaos’ grin, Let the *wrong* gods *win* again. The joke’s on you—it always was— Now laugh until your ribs turn *dust*. --- **Chorus:** *(Repeat, more frenetic)* --- **Verse 4:** *(Spoken-sung, over a crumbling drone)* Ragnarök’s a *party*, dear, I sent the invites *years* from here. You’ll wear your crowns, I’ll wear my scars— *Who’s* the *monster* after all? --- **Bridge:** *(Reprise, but distorted, like a dying radio)* *"You chains are heavy... brother mine..."* --- **Chorus:** *(Final, half-sung, half-screamed, collapsing into static)* **Outro:** *(Back to whisper, guitar fades)* *"You call me villain—paint me *wrong*... But who *sang* the first *prophet’s* song?"*