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The Black Phoenix of Naggaroth – Malekith the Witch King

[Intro Instrumental - Thundering drums with a dark, regal orchestral swell] [Intro] I am the seed of Aenarion, of the purest elven blood, Born before the world was broken by the fire and the flood. I was the scion of the west, the shadow and the light, The master of the golden age, the champion of might. [Verse 1] I led the shining hosts of old through every dark campaign, I broke the back of chaos on the blood-soaked, grassy plain. A paragon of skill and might, I ruled with iron hand, The greatest prince and general to walk the elven land. [Pre-Chorus 1] I am the seed of Aenarion, the blood of the first, I am the hunger, the fire, the thirst. [Chorus 1] I am the Witch King, the Phoenix in black, Taking the crown that they’ll never give back! I am the Lord of the Naggaroth snow, The only true King that the Elves will ever know! [Verse 2] But when my father’s life was spent and I stood for the crown, The cowardly Bel-Shanaar sought to bring my status down. They chose a weaker merchant-prince to lead the elven race, And cast a shadow on my name, a spit upon my face. [Pre-Chorus 2] I am the iron that fused to the bone, I am the master of the frozen throne. [Chorus 2] I am the Witch King, the Phoenix in black, Taking the crown that they’ll never give back! I am the Lord of the Naggaroth snow, The only true King that the Elves will ever know! [Instrumental Transition] [Bridge] I’ll earn my throne through agony and through a thousand wars, I’ll write my name in blood across the frozen northern shores. My competence is absolute, my power will not bend, Until every elven knee is bowed before me in the end. [Pre-Chorus 3] I stepped into the Flame of God to prove that I was right, And rose as scorched and broken king within the burning light! [EPIC FINAL Chorus] I am the Witch King, the Phoenix in black, Taking the crown that they’ll never give back! I am the heir the fires scorched, but could not ever kill, The Phoenix King denied by fate, but fueled by iron will! The world shall burn in shadows now, and every city fall, Until I stand as master and the ruler of them all! My pride is forged in armor black, my heart is made of ice, Behold the king who rose again and paid the highest price! [Outro Instrumental - A final, crashing orchestral hit followed by the sound of a cold wind blowing over ice]