[Intro – faint overlapping whispers and distant choral layers building over dark atmospheric pads, very eerie and intimate] Verse 1 [Ominous undead male voice, low and introspective over dark pads and subtle reverb] I woke with no heartbeat but the silence wasn’t empty They were already there, waiting in the dark with me At first I thought it was the wind, or memory gone mad Then I heard them clearly — every soul I ever had They speak in echoes, in the spaces between my thoughts Some I sent to battle, some I never fought They call me by the name I carried when I still drew breath And tell me they are ready for whatever comes with death Chorus [Ominous undead male voice with layered ethereal voices calling his name in the background, haunting and powerful] The dead speak my name Like a prayer and a command The dead speak my name From the graves across the land They offer me their loyalty, their counsel, and their fire The dead speak my name… And I am learning to listen Verse 2 [Ominous undead male voice, deeper and more resonant] Some speak of vengeance, some speak only of the cost Some tell me I must finish what the living started lost Their voices do not scream — they simply will not fade They stayed behind because they knew this debt was never paid I feel them in the cold that never leaves my skin I hear them in the quiet when the living world grows thin They do not ask for mercy. They do not ask for light. They only ask that I remember how to fight Chorus [Ominous undead male voice with layered ethereal voices calling his name in the background, haunting and powerful] The dead speak my name Like a prayer and a command The dead speak my name From the graves across the land They offer me their loyalty, their counsel, and their fire The dead speak my name… And I am learning to listen Bridge [Switch to layered ethereal voices overlapping with his resonant undead voice responding] [Layered voices, whispering and echoing] Thaneir… we remember… We waited in the quiet… We are still your own… [His voice, low and steady] I hear you. I will not leave you there again. Final Chorus [Ominous undead male voice, more powerful and commanding, with full choral layers] The dead speak my name And I answer with the vow The dead speak my name They are with me even now No longer am I walking through this shadow on my own The dead speak my name… And I have never been less alone [Outro – overlapping whispers fading into a single clear voice saying his name one last time, then silence]
