[Verse 1] I have stood before the strongest. I have faced the gods alone. I have watched the walls of worlds Rise around me like a tomb. I have fallen. I have crawled. I have bled beneath their chains. But every time they thought me finished, I returned to take my name. [Pre-Chorus] I don't need the strength I had. I don't need to stand alone. I have warriors at my shoulder. I have somewhere to call home. [Chorus] COME AT ME! SEND YOUR ARMIES! SEND YOUR MONSTERS THROUGH THE GATE! I WILL STAND! I WILL GUARD THEM! AND I WILL MAKE YOU REGRET YOUR HATE! I AM THE GUARDIAN! NOT THE ONE WHO HELD ME DOWN! I WILL STAND BETWEEN THE DARKNESS AND EVERY SOUL I'VE FOUND! [Verse 2] Durnehviir stood beside me. Earthborn warriors held the line. When my strength began to fail me, They refused to leave me behind. Sahrotaar was there to catch me. My sisters pulled me from the fight. For the first time in a thousand years, I didn't have to stand alone. [Pre-Chorus] So let Oblivion remember: I still know the ancient ways. I still carry every weapon. I still know how dragons slay. [Chorus] COME AT ME! SEND YOUR ARMIES! SEND YOUR MONSTERS THROUGH THE GATE! I WILL STAND! I WILL GUARD THEM! AND I WILL MAKE YOU REGRET YOUR HATE! I AM THE GUARDIAN! NOT THE ONE WHO HELD ME DOWN! I WILL STAND BETWEEN THE DARKNESS AND EVERY SOUL I'VE FOUND! [Bridge] [Drums and bass, rising guitar] Vahlok once stood before me. The Guardian brought me low. Hermaeus took what remained of me And buried me below. I remember. I remember everything. But I am not that prisoner. I am not that broken thing. [Breakdown] I HAVE MY SWORD! I HAVE MY VOICE! I HAVE MY SISTERS! I HAVE MY CHOICE! SO SEND YOUR DAEDRA! SEND EVERY BEAST! I HAVE KILLED YOUR KIND BEFORE! AND I WILL KILL AS MANY MORE AS IT TAKES! [Final Chorus] COME AT ME! SEND YOUR ARMIES! SEND YOUR GODS THROUGH THE GATE! I WILL STAND! I WILL GUARD THEM! YOU HAVE SEALED YOUR OWN DAMN FATE! I AM THE GUARDIAN! OF MY SISTER! OF MY FAMILY! OF THIS WORLD! I WILL STAND BETWEEN THE DARKNESS AND EVERYONE WHO STANDS WITH ME! [Outro] [Heavy guitar ring-out] I was the prisoner. I became the weapon. Now... I am the Guardian.
