[To the dreamers who reach beyond their grasp, to the seekers of power who forget its price, and to those who know that some doors must never be opened. The desert remembers… and the Sultan still waits.- Mira & Kevin] [Special thanks to Suno song creator Runtime83 for the inspiration of their style choices] [Intro: Haunting strings, deep percussion] [Verse] Through golden halls, he ruled alone, A Sultan seated on his throne. With whispered prayers and silvered lies, He sought the gods in desert skies. [Pre-Chorus] "Grant me dominion, forever make my reign last" "No blade shall touch me, no time shall pass!" But the sand does not barter, the stars do not bow, The price he once paid binds him now. [Chorus] Cursed by the moon and bound to the sand, Time won’t wither what fate has planned. He called on the gods, but they answered in wrath, Now he walks alone on his shattered path. [Verse] All his jewels have faded, the banners are torn, The minarets crumble, the kingdom is worn. Yet still he lingers, eyes burning bright, A mere specter of gold in the dead of night. [Pre-Chorus] "O mighty Sultan, is this what you crave?" "To rule as a shadow, to reign from a grave?" The sands whispered stories, the wind called his name, But none care to speak it for none now remain. [Chorus] Cursed by the moon and bound to the sand, Time won’t wither what fate has planned. He called on the gods, but they answered in wrath, Now he walks alone on his shattered path. [Bridge: Chant-like, eerie, foreboding] The stars have seen, the earth has wept, The bargain struck, the oath was kept. Yet power lingers, dark and deep, The Sultan never wakes for he does not sleep… [Final Chorus: Climactic, full symphony, voices rising] Cursed by the moon and bound to the sand, Time won’t wither what fate has planned. His voice in the wind, but no shadow to cast A ruler eternal… but kingdoms don’t last. [Outro: Fading echoes, desert wind, a whisper in the dark] (Don't answer his call,... for he wants to share his fate)