I Choose What I Will Be

Full Song, rock, epic, female vocals, electric guitar

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[Verse 1]
I thought my strength was mine alone
A power buried in ancient stone
I carried worlds inside my name
And thought that I alone could bear the flame

Then Paarthurnax stood before me
And showed me what I could not see
The weakness buried in the curse
Could be turned against it first

[Pre-Chorus]
I closed the doors to Oblivion
I sealed the Deadlands away
No more feeding on my power
No more taking what I make

If Dagon wants what lies within me
Let it reach and find nothing there
For this time I know the weakness
And I know that I am there

[Chorus]
I CHOOSE WHAT I WILL BE!
Not what the curse demanded me!
Not the rage, not the flame
Not the monster wearing my name!
I have friends who stand beside me
I have hands that pull me through
And the strength I thought was lost
Was waiting for me to choose!

[Verse 2]
I took the form I once abandoned
The shape I thought I'd left behind
Four arms, four fists, ancient power
But this time the strength is mine

No Deadlands fire can consume me
No Oblivion can call my name
I don't need destruction
To prove that I have changed

I am Mehrunes
I am Leaper
I am more than what I was
And I will not let old destruction
Tell me what I am because...

[Pre-Chorus]
I have learned that strength is shared
Not a throne I have to guard
Every hand that reaches toward me
Doesn't make me weak or scarred

[Chorus]
I CHOOSE WHAT I WILL BE!
Not what the curse demanded me!
Not the rage, not the flame
Not the monster wearing my name!
I have friends who stand beside me
I have people who believe
And the woman standing here now
Is the woman I choose to be!

[Bridge]
And Dante...
I was angry that you kept things from me
Then I stopped...
And saw myself in you

I made my plans without you
I faced the curse without your hand
I spoke with ancient gods and dragons
As if you couldn't understand

But you are not beneath me
You are not someone to protect
You are the one I chose to love
And I should treat you with respect

No more deciding for each other
No more hiding what we fear
If we're going to face forever
Then I want you standing here

[Breakdown]
I don't need to face this alone.
I don't need to become something else.
I don't need to be Dagon.

I don't need to be what Alduin made me.

I choose.

[Final Chorus]
I CHOOSE WHAT I WILL BE!
The curse does not define me!
I am stronger with my friends
I am stronger when I see
That love is not submission
And trust is not defeat
I don't stand above the people
Who have chosen to stand with me!

I CHOOSE WHAT I WILL BE!
Let the old worlds remember me!
Let the Deadlands call my name
Let destruction scream in vain!
I have found my strength within me
And I know what I can do
Not because I stand alone...

But because I don't have to.

[Outro]
I am Mehrunes.
I am Leaper.
I am neither curse nor cage.

I have lived through countless worlds.
I've survived the end of ages.

And for the first time...

I choose what comes next.

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[Verse 1] I thought my strength was mine alone A power buried in ancient stone I carried worlds inside my name And thought that I alone could bear the flame Then Paarthurnax stood before me And showed me what I could not see The weakness buried in the curse Could be turned against it first [Pre-Chorus] I closed the doors to Oblivion I sealed the Deadlands away No more feeding on my power No more taking what I make If Dagon wants what lies within me Let it reach and find nothing there For this time I know the weakness And I know that I am there [Chorus] I CHOOSE WHAT I WILL BE! Not what the curse demanded me! Not the rage, not the flame Not the monster wearing my name! I have friends who stand beside me I have hands that pull me through And the strength I thought was lost Was waiting for me to choose! [Verse 2] I took the form I once abandoned The shape I thought I'd left behind Four arms, four fists, ancient power But this time the strength is mine No Deadlands fire can consume me No Oblivion can call my name I don't need destruction To prove that I have changed I am Mehrunes I am Leaper I am more than what I was And I will not let old destruction Tell me what I am because... [Pre-Chorus] I have learned that strength is shared Not a throne I have to guard Every hand that reaches toward me Doesn't make me weak or scarred [Chorus] I CHOOSE WHAT I WILL BE! Not what the curse demanded me! Not the rage, not the flame Not the monster wearing my name! I have friends who stand beside me I have people who believe And the woman standing here now Is the woman I choose to be! [Bridge] And Dante... I was angry that you kept things from me Then I stopped... And saw myself in you I made my plans without you I faced the curse without your hand I spoke with ancient gods and dragons As if you couldn't understand But you are not beneath me You are not someone to protect You are the one I chose to love And I should treat you with respect No more deciding for each other No more hiding what we fear If we're going to face forever Then I want you standing here [Breakdown] I don't need to face this alone. I don't need to become something else. I don't need to be Dagon. I don't need to be what Alduin made me. I choose. [Final Chorus] I CHOOSE WHAT I WILL BE! The curse does not define me! I am stronger with my friends I am stronger when I see That love is not submission And trust is not defeat I don't stand above the people Who have chosen to stand with me! I CHOOSE WHAT I WILL BE! Let the old worlds remember me! Let the Deadlands call my name Let destruction scream in vain! I have found my strength within me And I know what I can do Not because I stand alone... But because I don't have to. [Outro] I am Mehrunes. I am Leaper. I am neither curse nor cage. I have lived through countless worlds. I've survived the end of ages. And for the first time... I choose what comes next.

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