[Intro] Clay in my ribs, cold dust in my teeth They made me to guard what they buried beneath [Verse 1] I woke where the quarry swallowed the sun A crown of cracked slate, two fists like drums They carved me a name, then they chained up my hands Now I drag those links through the throne room sands You wear polished steel like it makes you a king I wear every bruise that your best blades bring One step and the old stone stairs come apart I was built for the gate; I became the hard part [Chorus] Shadow golem, rise from the seam Black grit falling off a buried dream You can call your champions, call every blade I’ll still be standing when the dust has laid [Verse 2] Your warlord talks tall from a borrowed gold seat I hear his knees knock through the flagstone beneath He sends six riders; I send back their shields With his painted crest ground down in the field No pulse in my chest, still I know what is fear It’s the hush when the ones you protect disappear So I hold this pass till the last torch dies Not for the hands that made me—my choice, my side [Chorus] Shadow golem, rise from the seam Black grit falling off a buried dream You can call your champions, call every blade I’ll still be standing when the dust has laid [Bridge] Hammered from rubble, but nobody’s tool I learned every law they forgot to rule If I’m only a monster, then answer me this: Who kept your walls up when the bright banners quit? [Final Chorus] Shadow golem, rise from the seam Black grit falling off a buried dream You can call your champions, call every blade I’ll still be standing when the dust has laid [Outro] Clay in my ribs, old stone in my hands I guard what I chose—not the king’s command
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