[Verse 1] I remember what I told her. I remember what I did. I gave the hunter what she needed. I betrayed the one I loved. She fell beneath enchanted steel, A death too strange to call a grave. I watched my oldest sister broken By the path that I had paved. They forgave me. I could not. Some wounds refuse to fade with time. But I swore an oath and followed her, And left my old self far behind. [Chorus] SO LET THE PAST REMAIN! I CANNOT CHANGE THE ROAD BEHIND! But I can walk beside my sisters And help them build what's left to find. I THOUGHT I HAD TO SAVE HER! I THOUGHT I HAD TO MAKE HER SEE! But someone else had found the answer That I could never make her hear. [Verse 2] English gave her something simple. Not a lecture. Not a plea. He gave the heart she never carried, And suddenly she learned to see. She found the people worth protecting. She found a reason not to kill. And I finally understood That hearts can change without my will. [Pre-Chorus] Durn found family. Odahviing found her smile. Miraak and Sahrotaar found each other After all those years apart. [Chorus] SO LET THE PAST REMAIN! I CANNOT CHANGE THE ROAD BEHIND! But I can walk beside my sisters And help them build what's left to find. I CANNOT ERASE THE YEARS! I CANNOT UNDO THE PAIN! But perhaps the road that broke us Led us somewhere we could stay. [Bridge] [Acoustic guitar, piano and soft strings] Durn no longer stands alone. Odahviing laughs without the fear. Miraak finally has her sister. Sahrotaar knows she's wanted here. And Alduin... She finally has a heart. [Music begins rising] Maybe I don't have to forgive The woman I was yesterday. Maybe I only have to make sure She doesn't choose tomorrow's way. [Final Chorus] SO LET THE PAST REMAIN! LET EVERY SCAR REMIND US WHY! We survived the roads that made us, And we are still standing here tonight! I WILL PAVE THE FUTURE! I WILL WALK IT WITH THEM ALL! Not to undo what came before us, But to rise when others fall! MY SISTERS! MY FAMILY! Whatever waits beyond our sight, We will face it all together. And maybe... Maybe we got here for a reason. [Outro] [Warm electric guitar and strings] I could not change the past. But I can help build what comes next. And that's enough.
