[Verse 1] I kept the beast beneath my skin, I thought I held the reins. I knew the hunger, knew the wolf, I thought I knew its chains. I called it power. Called it strength. Called it something I controlled. Then Hircine found the door I left Open to the cold. [Pre-Chorus] I should have known. I should have seen. Pride made a weakness Of the beast within. [Chorus] I LET THE HUNTER IN! I GAVE HIM WHAT HE NEEDED! I THOUGHT I COULD MASTER THE BEAST, BUT I WAS THE ONE IT LEADED! I WILL NOT HIDE! I WILL NOT BREAK! Let this shame become the lesson That I carry from my mistake! [Verse 2] And what of Alais? What did I risk? My daughter standing in the danger I should have faced myself. She found the heroes. Gathered the strong. She gave us all a fighting chance When everything went wrong. And still I wonder What she must have thought, Seeing her mother brought to heel By the weakness I had kept. [Pre-Chorus] I taught her courage. I taught her pride. Yet I nearly let my own Become the blade at her side. [Chorus] I LET THE HUNTER IN! I GAVE HIM WHAT HE NEEDED! I THOUGHT I COULD MASTER THE BEAST, BUT I WAS THE ONE IT LEADED! I WILL NOT HIDE! I WILL NOT BREAK! Let this shame become the lesson That I carry from my mistake! [Bridge] Born to hunt the dragons. Born to make them fall. Yet when the Dragonborn was broken, Dragons answered her call. A warrior from the deep Stood before the beast I became. She struck me down. She ended the hunt. And I remember her name. [Breakdown] I RESPECT HER! I OWE HER! SHE BROKE MY PRIDE, BUT SHE DID NOT BREAK ME! [Final Chorus] I LET THE HUNTER IN! BUT I WILL NOT LET HIM STAY! I KNOW THE BEAST. I KNOW THE PRICE. AND I WILL CHOOSE MY WAY! My daughter stands. My allies stand. The dragons stand beside me now. I was the hunter. I became the hunted. And I have learned What pride cannot allow. [Outro] I kept the beast. Now I keep it watched.
