[Verse 1] I wore the crest, I bore the name, Through shadowed hills and days of flame. My armor shone, my word was law, But silence grew in every flaw. [Verse 2] The green road bends where oaths grow thin, Where every quest begins again. I rode alone, I held the line, But dreams don’t sleep on duty’s time. [Chorus] O Gawain, where the cold wind calls, You stand too proud upon the walls. But hearts can break in plate and chain – Even stone men feel the rain. [Verse 3] She wore no crown, but knew my name, Her gaze lit fires I couldn’t tame. I bowed too late, I turned away, Now dusk is where my footsteps stray. [Interlude – fiddle and slide guitar solo, slow build with echo and ache] [Bridge – spoken/sung, with drone and minimal backing] I was not meant to win or fall, But to endure the rise and crawl. What’s left behind, what lies ahead – The green knight’s truth I half-have read. [Final Chorus – slightly slower, with layered harmony] O Gawain, let the cold wind pass, No road holds firm, no fate will last. But if she waits beyond the wood – I'll ride once more, as best I could.
