[verse] from hero to slave a brother not saved Kaladin fights but the battle's within and honor has died replaced by sin parshendi fighting on the shattered plains a bridge-run crew will start to train to fight in the war that Szeth would start and two brothers would have to part [pre-chorus] the stormlight hums the parshendi sing a sacred oath that death will bring [chorus] life before death strength before weakness journey before destination but none are fearless the oaths will endure and the lost will be found the words will change become storm bound [verse 2] from daughter to killer a father she murdered Shallaun writes but her story's untold she hides from the truth the lies she will mold she faces the change the truths that she hides she faces the darkness the shadows she guides [chorus] life before death strength before weakness journey before destination but none are fearless the oaths will endure and the lost will be found the words will change become storm bound [verse 3] from son to warrior his goal is glory, for he fights for his father he fights for revenge but if he will seek it it will be his end Aidolin saves his spren and the spren helps him too but with the parshendi the everstorm will brew [bridge] and though Dalinar fights he will not win for he destroys honor but still honors within Kaladin Aidolin Shallaun and through them they will save when Odium slew [chorus] life before death strength before weakness journey before destination but none are fearless the oaths will endure and the lost will be found the words will change become storm bound
