Rap Version - The Riddle of Death - No 098

Rap Version - The Riddle of Death - No 098 Death… dressed in jet black… Rusty scythe in hand… Drawing closer… But I don’t fear him… [Verse 1] Death dressed in jet black with a rusty scythe near, Slowly drawing closer - but I don’t feel fear, Ready to take the spirit of my life away, Still I stand firm, I don’t break, I don’t sway If this light that I carry is not really true, Then it’s nothing but a flame with no meaning to you, But if I hold it for the spirit I see, Then this light holds power… beyond what can be To give you hope, to give you truth in the night, To carry this flame and protect what is right, Then maybe this love that I hold deep inside, Is stronger than death… no matter how I’m tried [Hook] Don’t let me fail you… I carry your flame… Through death and darkness… I’ll speak your name… [Verse 2] Now I feel something shifting inside of my head, I look around slowly… I think I’m dead, No body, no vessel, no breath in my chest, Just silence around me… no sign of the rest Then I see him ahead, yeah he’s coming for me, And I realize now what this moment must be, But I’m thinking one thing as I stand in this place - There must be a way, there’s a path I can take, There’s a power in me that death cannot break, But how can I fight when my body is gone? When my vessel is ash… how do I carry on? [Hook] Don’t let me fail you… I carry your flame… Through death and darkness… I’ll speak your name… [Verse 3] Then Death starts speaking: “You’ve crossed the line, This realm is now yours, and this domain is mine, Follow me now, I’ll show you your place, A dungeon tower where time leaves no trace” But I resist, I refuse his command, Search for the power that I still hold in my hand, Deep in the flame, deep in the soul, There’s something in me that he can’t control He laughs and responds: “You think you can stand? You think you’ve got power to question my hand? I rule this afterlife, this kingdom is mine - You’ve got no authority crossing this line But I’ll give you a chance… one riddle to solve, Answer me this and your fate may evolve… Tell me the question no living soul can - Answer that now… if you think that you can…” [Bridge] Darkness closing… flame getting low… One answer stands… one truth I know… [Verse 4] Then I see it clear, like a light in my head, I look straight at him… and I said: “What’s it like… to be dead?” Silence falls - now he’s stunned where he stands, He didn’t expect I would understand, The riddle is broken, the power is gone, He’s bound by his word - he can’t hold me on [Final Hook] I didn’t fail you… I carried your flame… Through death and darkness… I spoke your name… [Outro] So now I return… I rise from the flame… Not the same man… I’m no longer the same… I rise like a phoenix… reborn in the light… The true protector… ready to fight…