[Spoken Intro] Come closer, swordsman. The dark beneath Runeterra has learned your name. Blade Dancer of Zaun—brother to Jinx, brother to Vi— enter the roster, and bring your little furnace with you. [Verse 1] I smell hot iron on your borrowed breath A clean blade taught to bargain with death You vault through gunfire, heel over head Then leave a brass surprise where your enemy bled You cut with a flourish, bite with a feint Kick dirt in the eyes of the proud and the saint Acrobat, saboteur, knife in the grin You fight like the undercity taught you to win [Pre-Chorus] But underneath the powder, underneath the scar Something keeps feeding on what you are [Chorus] Welcome, Blade Dancer—step into my maw Let the black earth judge the laws you saw If Zaun’s Inferno wakes beneath your skin Will I eat the boy, or let the blaze begin? Welcome, Blade Dancer—raise that burning steel Show me which wounds you refuse to heal I have swallowed kings and watched their banners fall Bring me your fire, or teach it to consume us all [Spoken Interlude] You carry fireworks in one hand, and an old family storm in the other. Jinx breaks the world for pleasure. Vi breaks it for order. You? You dance between the pieces. [Verse 2] Your sword turns sideways, your shoulder goes low A spark underfoot and nowhere to go Fire magic coils through a gutter-born prayer You vanish in smoke, reappear in the air No code in the alley, no honor at night A thumb in the eye makes a fair fight right You grin while the polished duelists complain Then split their last argument open again [Pre-Chorus] I hear a furnace counting in your chest A starving little sun that will not rest [Chorus] Welcome, Blade Dancer—step into my maw Let the black earth judge the laws you saw If Zaun’s Inferno wakes beneath your skin Will I eat the boy, or let the blaze begin? Welcome, Blade Dancer—raise that burning steel Show me which wounds you refuse to heal I have swallowed kings and watched their banners fall Bring me your fire, or teach it to consume us all [Bridge] [Spoken, low and deliberate] I could close my jaws. One bite for the gadgets. One bite for the sword. One bite for the secret flame that keeps looking back at me. [Growled] Or I could open every gate below And watch your buried apocalypse grow Let the pipes burst red, let the furnace sing Let every frightened city crown its king [Melodic Growl] Your fire has hunger—mine has a name Two beasts at the table, one feast, one flame If I spare you, boy, it will not be grace I want to see the end written across your face [Breakdown] Dancer—draw. Dancer—burn. Dancer—show me what the ruins learned. Blade—turn. Blade—fall. Dirty hands can open any wall. [Final Chorus] Welcome, Blade Dancer—now the gates are wide Zaun’s red furnace has nowhere left to hide If Inferno rises, I will taste the wind Will I consume your heart, or help the fire begin? Welcome, Blade Dancer—come and take your place With a fuse between your teeth and ash upon your face I am not your ally, I am not your end I am the mouth deciding whether you are friend [Spoken Outro] Stay near, little flame. I am curious what survives the burning. And if the blaze grows hungry enough— perhaps I will help it. Perhaps I will feed it. Perhaps I will feed on you. [Outro] Welcome below. Welcome below. Let the inferno wake. Let the monster choose.
