[Verse 1] There is a weight in the space at my back, There is a hum on the edge of the track. It isn't a monster, it isn't a friend, It's a part of the journey that never will end. It's the salt in the water, the pull of the tide, The dissonant chord that I don't try to hide. [Chorus] I don't ignore the darkness, I don't run in retreat, I just make it keep time to the sound of my feet. I am forcing its rhythm to match with my own, On this long, steady march from a splintered-wood throne. [Verse 2] It's the grit in the engine, the crack in the stone, The proof that I'm weathered, and standing alone. It's the chill in the summer, the ghost in the light, The constant companion in the dead of the night. It whispers of failure, of sorrow, of rust, It's a current of chaos I've learned how to trust. [Chorus] I don't ignore the darkness, I don't run in retreat, I just make it keep time to the sound of my feet. I am forcing its rhythm to match with my own, On this long, steady march from a splintered-wood throne. [Bridge] Let them have their sunshine, their clear, cloudless days[Verse 1] Th, I have learned how to navigate this beautiful haze. This weight doesn't stop me, it just makes me strong, By forcing it forward where it has to belong. [Chorus] I don't ignore the darkness, I don't run in retreat, I just make it keep time to the sound of my feet. I am forcing its rhythm to match with my own, On this long, steady march from a splintered-wood throne. [Outro] Move forward. Keep pace. The beat is my own. Keep pace. Move forward. Keep pace. I am not alone. Keep pace. [Verse 1] Th
