7B. New Purpose

Daughter of Ifrit and Edelath – resurrected through the Soulwell as a pawn in the Soultaker’s vengeance, unknowingly walking into the heart of frost. [Intro – (spoken/clean)] I was born of fire and bloom But buried deep without a tomb The Soulwell dragged me through its door And I remember… ...nothing more [Verse I – (clean)] I rise, but not in peace or grace Ash coats my skin like a curse in place The world I see is cracked and cold And still I burn—but not like old I see my face in frozen steel This crown of ash—why does it feel Like judgment carved into my brow A weight I never questioned… 'til now [Pre-Chorus – (clean with whispered layering)] I must have failed—I must have sinned To be reborn, but not within This warmth I carry should not stay It stains the snow, then slips away [Chorus – (clean, with choral/operatic option)] I am Serenity, the Crown of Ash A daughter born from aftermath I do not know why I remain But everywhere I walk is pain I go to find the frozen queen And ask her why the world won’t green [Verse II – (clean)] I walk the dead lands none forgive The bones of those whom should still live And though I breathe, I understand— Their lives were taken by Shiva's hand I should not be. I was undone. Yet here I burn beneath no sun I’ll seek Shiva and speak my soul And maybe restore a place made whole [Pre-Chorus II – (clean, fragile)] If I was shaped to beg or bleed To bloom, to burn, to fail, to plead— Then let me speak, and let her hear Before I melt, or disappear [Chorus II – (clean, full delivery)] I am Serenity, the Crown of Ash The fire-child they let collapse I carry warmth that cannot heal Just guilt in place of something real I hope the frost will let me be Not just a tool that none can see [Bridge – (whispered/growled internal voice)] There’s something dark beneath my flame… A voice I cannot quite explain… Was I returned to make things right? Or just to suffer in this blight?