[Intro – Ruins Under Siege] (Wind, distant battle) (Male chant, far away) Fire… serpent… fire… [Verse 1 – The Adventurer Finds Ella] I found her breath between the stones Where broken gods had cracked their thrones Temple walls were torn and burned The sky split wide as heavens turned She hid where fallen pillars bled Gold dust still clung to what she said [Verse 2 – Gods Still Warring] Above us fire clawed the night Lion’s roar, the serpent’s bite Sekhmet burned the stars to ash Apep struck with thunder’s lash She grabbed my hand, her voice was low “There’s one place gods can never go” [Pre-Chorus – Flight to the Tomb] Run to where the dead still reign Where moonlight seals the sacred chain The Serpent King’s forgotten door Still shields the ones the gods ignore [Chorus – Mortal Escape] We fled through sand, through flame, through fear Past judgment screaming in the air To the oasis carved in bone To the tomb that gods disown The tomb that gods disown [Verse 3 – Sanctuary of the Tomb] The doors were sealed with older law No god may cross, no god may draw The earth stood still, the fire fell mute Sekhmet’s rage could not pursue Inside the dark, the air was cold Ella turned — her eyes were old [Pre-Chorus – The Truth Revealed] She said, “There’s more than curse and flame More than gods who shape our names” [Verse 4 – The God-Killing Weapon] Beneath the altar, wrapped in sand A blade no god could ever stand Forged before the sun was crowned When gods still bled upon the ground “It kills the divine,” she said, “but see — Only mortal hands hold destiny” [Chorus – The Choice] Kill the flame or kill the fang End the war or break the chain One god falls, one truth remains The world will change — it won’t be the same It won’t be the same [Bridge – The Weight of the Decision] (Drums drop — heartbeat only) (Female) If Sekhmet dies, the sun may fade If Apep falls, the dark obeys (Male) I came for gold, for myths, for fame Not to choose which god remains [Final Chorus – Mortal Power] The blade won’t burn, the blade won’t bow The gods can’t stop the choice made now No prayer, no curse, no sacred plea Can spare them from humanity [Outro – The Knife Unraised] (Wind rises) The blade rests low, the night stands still Two gods wait on mortal will (Soft male chant) Choose… Choose…
