climbed until the road forgot my name Past broken bells and wells without a chain The mountain opened like a waiting door And there you stood, too vast to measure more [Pre-Chorus] Your towers sank where blackened waters turn No window answered, no remaining lantern burned [Chorus] I bow before the city under stone Where every stair descends beyond the known Keep one small ember breathing through the night While ancient halls receive the failing light [Verse 2] The mist moved slowly through the vacant square It wore the shape of voices in the air I heard no footstep, saw no living face Yet something vast was making room for grace [Bridge] If I go farther, let the fire remain A mark for those who follow through the rain Not as a promise, not as a plea Only proof that someone knelt here, once, like me [Chorus] I bow before the city under stone Where every stair descends beyond the known Keep one small ember breathing through the night While ancient halls receive the failing light [Outro] Ash settles softly on the pilgrim's coat The little fire forgets to burn The gates below begin to open And I descend without return
