[Verse 1] Ivory towers over blood-red seas Dragon-prows rotting in the harbor sleep You sit thin Pale On a throne that remembers more than you do Gold-eyed courtiers hiding their teeth Glass smiles Poison in their speech You read old books To drown out the ghosts of your breed [Chorus] Elric of Melnibonè Too tired to rule Too proud to fade Cursed to save what your fathers betrayed Elric of Melnibonè Blade in your hand eats the light from the day Still you raise it Still you pay [Verse 2] Dreaming city built on chained-down gods Perfume Ink And the crack of the rods You taste ash In every jeweled cup they raise Soft hands shaking as you grasp that sword Hear it laugh like a starving ward It sings “more More” While it hollows out your veins [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] You wanted to be better than the throne that bore your name But every mercy twists to ruin Every prayer turns to flame You stand on the shore as the black tide climbs Heart full of love Hands soaked in time [guitar solo] [Verse 3] Storm over walls that once knew no fear Spells like scars in the wounded air You call storm’s name It answers through that hungry steel Friends fall fast But the sword stays fed Whispers louder than the voices of the dead You feel her hand Slip away And the metal almost… feels [Chorus] [Outro] White wolf walking on a shoreline of bones Carrying the echo of a city of stone Wind knows your titles Speaks them soft Then lets them go Elric of Melnibonè Last of the first First of the last Only your shadow Remembers your past
