(Verse 1) Oh, Anareaux, the silver-tongued, a rogue both sharp and bold, With daggers quick and whispers slick, he danced through thieves and gold. But love it carved a deeper scar than any blade he knew, For in the dark, he lost his heart to eyes of endless blue. (Chorus) *Ring my bell, oh, call my name,* *Through moonlit mist and crimson flame.* *I chase the ghost I cannot hold,* *The Lady of Shadows, dark and cold.* (Verse 2) She came to him on silent steps, a shadow veiled in lace, With lips like wine and hands like ice, a mask instead of face. She whispered low of secrets deep, of power yet untold, And in her wake, he saw the graves of men who loved too bold. **(Chorus)** *Ring my bell, oh, call my name,* *Through moonlit mist and crimson flame.* *I chase the ghost I cannot hold,* *The Lady of Shadows, dark and cold.* **(Verse 3)** Through merchant halls and ruined keeps, he followed where she led, From pirate coves to mountain peaks, through whispers of the dead. Each step he took, each vow he swore, she drifted just beyond, A dream, a wraith, a cruel embrace, a love that led him on. **(Bridge)** And when at last he found her throne, beneath a starless sky, She turned to him, her hollow gaze, and laughed instead of cried. "A fool you've been," she told him there, "to chase a shade so blind." And as he fell, he swore he heard her voice still call behind— **(Final Chorus)** *Ring my bell, oh, call my name,* *Through moonlit mist and crimson flame.* *I chase the ghost I cannot hold,* *The Lady of Shadows, dark and cold.* **(Outro)** Now sailors tell on stormy nights, when winds begin to wail, A shadow walks where echoes talk, and love is doomed to fail. For Anareaux still roams the world, his heart a hollow shell, And when the midnight tolls the hour, you just might hear his bell.
