(Verse 1) The elders said, “Don’t ask too loud” Some tales are lost, some heads too proud But dreams don’t lie, and neither does The way the spirits turn from us (Verse 2) They taught us rage, they taught us war But never what we’re fighting for I heard a name we’re meant to fear— But they were kin once. They were near. (Chorus) There was a pact, there was a bond Before the rage, before the wrong And now their voices haunt our rites We howl, but something isn’t right (Verse 3) The fox that fled, the serpent’s cry The bear who healed before he died They left behind more than their bones They left the truth we dare disown (Bridge) The Umbra weeps with every lie We paint the Wyrm across the sky But some of what we’ve burned away Was light we’ll never see again (Final Chorus) There was a pact, and we forgot We called it weakness — but it was not Now every gift we’ve ever known Was bought with blood we’ll never own
