[Intro - quiet female voice, distant metallic hum] I remember his face. Strange. I've forgotten the names of kings. Forgotten cities. Forgotten the color of the sky above my home world. But his eyes... I remember them still. [Verse I] It was before cold armor, Before immortality, steel, and eternal war. When my heart still knew warmth, And a simple touch meant everything. You met me where the palace ended, Where crimson shimmered over the black river. And laughed at the thought of me becoming queen: "Ksun, you are too alive to be forever angry." I pretended your voice was funny, That I was indifferent to your impudent bow. But the moment you turned away, I smiled. While you haven't seen. [Pre-Chorus] Before armies. Before a thousand wars. Before metal devoured my blood. I was just a girl beside you. And for the first time I was afraid... of losing you. [Chorus] You were my first love, my impossible fire. When the stars still seemed to us an eternal and quiet home. Before death. Before steel. Before dead worlds. Before millions of merciless dreams. I have become eternal, but memory is stronger: I still remember you among the starlights. [Verse II] You did not swear to serve me forever at the throne, You did not ask for reward, or power, or gold. You once brought me a wildflower And said: "He's stubborn. Almost like you." I wanted to answer worthy of a queen, But I couldn't help myself—I had to laugh. And for the first time, the guards at the royal gates Saw how... happy I was. We looked together at the night lights, Not knowing that they would soon disappear. You asked: "If eternity were offered to you, would you accept?" I answered: "Only if you were by my side." ... How foolish the living can be. [Chorus] You were my first love, my impossible fire. When the stars still seemed to us an eternal and quiet home. Until death. Until steel. Until dead worlds. Until millions of merciless dreams. I became eternal, but memory is stronger: I still remember you among the starlights. [Bridge - music almost disappears] Then came the war. Then came the gods. Then they offered us eternity. No one said that eternity could take everything. I woke up in a new body. Without breath. Without a heart. Without tears. And the first name I spoke was yours. … No one answered. [Verse III] I searched for you among thousands of tombs, Among the lists of the dead, among forgotten pages. I raised the archives of ruined years, But to every question I received the answer: "Object not found." I destroyed the world without blinking. I saw the death of armies, kings, and gods. But one short note broke me more than any war: "Identity lost." That's all. So few words for the end of an entire universe. [Quiet Chorus] You were my first love, my only... You died so long ago that even the stars don't know you. But if immortality means always remembering, then you haven't disappeared. As long as I remember you. [Instrumental build-up – orchestra + heavy guitars] I built a kingdom. I raised legions. My ships blot out the suns. My name is whispered on a thousand worlds. Armies bow before me. And yet... I would give one planet for one evening by that river. One dynasty—for your laughter. For all eternity... For one more "Ksun." [Final Chorus] YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE, AND TIME WILL NOT TAKE YOU! Let my ancient stars fade one day—but the memory lives on! Let the cosmos collapse, let the ether crack, even if my last world disappears— If somewhere beyond death you hear me: I still remembered. All these centuries. You were my first love. You were by my side... I beg you, find me. I beg you, come back.... [Outro - one voice of Ksun Bakhir] Sometimes my crypteks ask: — Mistress, why do you keep this withered flower? I answer: — A historical artifact. They believe it. ... Fools. This is the only treasure that I will never give to anyone.
