[Verse 1] Steel on stone My shadow learns the steps again Ebon crest Stitched across this borrowed skin Mother’s mark On every silent kill I make But this flag Is not the one I’d die to raise [Chorus] Black feathers, blacker sky I bleed for Tiamat, I dream of another side Every throat I cut, I hear her cry Harpie Queen, I’m yours in my mind Black feathers, blacker sky Tiamatian steel, Bahamutian heart inside I’m serving their throne, on the wrong front line (so wrong, so right) I’m serving their throne on the wrong front line [Verse 2] Dark Ruler His sigil burns behind my eyes I bow low But my thoughts refuse to lie Mother, you Kneel where your true desire sings While I choke On prayers to someone else’s wings [Chorus] Black feathers, blacker sky I bleed for Tiamat, I dream of another side Every throat I cut, I hear her cry Harpie Queen, I’m yours in my mind Black feathers, blacker sky I carve their will, but I’m branded by your sign I’m earning their trust with a borrowed life (so cold, so tied) I’m earning their trust with a borrowed life [Bridge] If I turn Will you call me traitor, child, or kin If I burn These colors from my guilty skin I am blade Caught between the gods that crave my name I am shade Waiting for your whisper in the flames [Chorus] Black feathers, blacker sky I bleed for Tiamat, I dream of another side Every oath I speak, I taste the lie Harpie Queen, I’m yours in my mind Black feathers, blacker sky Tiamatian chain on a Bahamutian spine I’m cutting a path through the wrong empire (still yours, still mine) I’m cutting a path through the wrong empire
