FROM GRIDANIA TO UL'DAH

I was born in Gridania’s green light But love was nowhere in my sight Abandoned, helpless, far too small With no one there to catch my fall Out on the streets, so cold and wet A ruthless merchant found me there He saw only coins, not who I was To him, I was just something to sell He kept me locked behind his bars But he could never break my heart A quiet fire burned inside And whispered, “Your new life will start” I am Elonora, I’m still here I survived despite my fear From every chain, my will grew strong I found my light when nights were long My past will never make me fall I hear the future when it calls I move ahead, step after step And take my destiny with me The years went by, and I grew strong But still, I knew where I belonged I dreamed of freedom, bright and clear A place of safety without fear Then came the night, my heart beat fast I ran away and left the past The wind carried me to foreign lands With hope held tightly in my hands Each step that took me from that pain Brought freedom closer once again I left the cage so far behind And ran toward a better life I am Elonora, I’m still here I survived despite my fear From every chain, my will grew strong I found my light when nights were long My past will never make me fall I hear the future when it calls I move ahead, step after step And take my destiny with me New streets before me, a new goal A place that finally held my soul Here I will build, stone after stone Here I can finally be my own I am Elonora, hear me now I left my former self somehow From pain came strength, from night came light And I will never lose myself My brand-new life is starting here Because I’m finally free from fear From deepest shadows to the dawn The suffering I knew is gone And where tomorrow starts anew I’ll find the person I once knew At last, my home, my happiness My future waiting up ahead My new life starts tonight I finally found my light