[Intro - distant thunder, ritual frame drums, dark male whisper, low cello] One year passed... Or maybe a thousand... No one counts the days Where the dead still walk. The healer was gone. And something darker Had taken his place. [Verse 1 - low raspy vocals, slow heavy guitars] He walked through the forest without sleep, Leaving shadows wherever he stepped. A burning mark was carved in his hands, And the dead knew the name of the man. He no longer felt hunger or pain, But remembered the healer he once had been. He searched for a cure, he searched for release, But every sunrise brought him less peace. [Pre-Chorus - shamanic drums accelerating] Then one night beneath ancient stones, He heard a voice from the world below: “You can give them breath... You can give them flesh... But tell me... WHO WILL GIVE YOUR SOUL BACK?” [Chorus - powerful melodic metal] I WANT TO LIVE AGAIN! I WANT TO FIND MYSELF! But every soul I bring back here Drags me deeper into hell! I WANT TO BREAK THIS SEAL! I WANT TO END THIS CURSE! But every life I bring back... TAKES A PIECE OF MINE! [Verse 2 - faster guitars] One day they brought a little girl, Who'd lost her mother and her world. “Please bring them back... Bring back my family!” He dug beneath the ancient tree, The ritual drums began to breathe. The earth began to shake, The darkness split apart... And then her mother... OPENED HER EYES. But the girl stepped back in fear. Her mother's voice was cold: “Little one... You've grown so much... But why... ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?” [Break - silence, heartbeat, female whisper] “Daughter... Come closer... Let me hold you... One last time...” [Verse 3 - aggressive guitars, tribal percussion] The dead reached out with frozen hands, The forest shook beneath their command. The healer stood between the living and dead, But the darkness had entered his head. He screamed: “BACK! I NEVER CALLED YOU!” The ancient mark began to burn, But every corpse began to turn. Thousands of voices filled the night: “YOU BROUGHT US BACK!” “YOU OWE US!” “YOU ARE OURS!” [Chorus - massive] I WANT TO LIVE AGAIN! I WANT TO FIND MYSELF! But every soul I bring back here Drags me deeper into hell! I WANT TO BREAK THIS SEAL! I WANT TO END THIS CURSE! But every life I bring back... TAKES A PIECE OF MINE! [Instrumental - extended guitar solo, ritual drums, throat singing, ancient flute] [Bridge - quiet acoustic guitar] Then he remembered his friend... The first one he brought back. “Tell me why... Why did you return? Why did the darkness Bring you back to me?” His friend slowly smiled: “I wanted to live too... But death... NEVER LETS ANYONE GO FOR FREE.” [Build-up - heartbeat, accelerating ritual drums] Beyond the forest stood a gate, Beyond the gate there was no fate. Thousands of voices called his name, Promising life without pain. But standing there was an ancient man, His voice was quiet: “You can save the child... But someone must remain Beyond the gate.” [Final Chorus - epic soaring vocals, choir] I DON'T WANT ANOTHER LIFE! I DON'T WANT TO RULE THE DEAD! I'd rather wander through eternity Than become the darkness in their heads! TAKE MY POWER! TAKE MY NAME! But let the living walk away... LET THEM LIVE! [Breakdown - single ritual drums] And the healer stepped forward... Beyond the gate... Without looking back. NEVER LOOKING BACK. [Final instrumental - slow heavy guitar solo, fading shamanic drums] [Outro - solo flute, forest wind] At dawn the girl awoke alone. Beside her stood an ancient tree. A black staff lay upon the ground, Covered in ash and golden runes. And carved into the wood: “NOT EVERYONE WHO CAN GIVE LIFE HAS THE RIGHT TO BRING IT BACK.” [Final whisper] And somewhere beyond the veil... The healer still searched for home. But the dead already knew the truth: THERE IS NO WAY HOME FOR THE ONE WHO BECAME THE DOOR. [One deep ritual drum hit] THE DOOR... [Silence]
