Won't Leave You

They told me, “Don’t go there” “This war is not for wives” But I refused to stay behind While you were risking your life We stepped into that field as one Our vow was standing near If you were set to face this storm Then I would stay right here Side by side we drove them back Your blade and mine, a pair Then I saw you falter, fall And heard your cry split the air The enemy had struck you down Too deep to run away You shouted through the agony Begging me, “Don’t stay” But I won’t leave you I won’t leave you here alone Through fire, through steel I won’t let go, I won’t go home You are my heart, my soul, my breath I’ll stand with you through life and death I won’t leave you I won’t leave you Not now, not ever I won’t leave you I brace myself above your form My sword becomes your shield They close on us from every side But I refuse to yield You plead with me to run Your voice is cracked and raw But I just tighten up my grip And face what’s coming on No, I won’t leave you I won’t leave you bleeding here Through shadow, through doubt I won’t surrender to my fear You are my reason, my whole world I’ll fight until the battle turns I won’t leave you I won’t leave you Not now, not ever I won’t leave you Every strike I take for us Every blow I bear for us My arms are shaking, burning through But I’m not leaving—leaving you They think that I’ll give up and run But our story’s not yet done We’re almost there, just hold on tight We’ll make it through this endless night The tide is turning—can’t you see? Our allies breaking through to me! I didn’t leave you I didn’t leave you there alone Through fire, through steel I held the line and brought you home You are my heart, my soul, my breath We faced it all—we cheated death I didn’t leave you I didn’t leave you Not now, not ever I won’t leave you The battle’s done, the smoke rolls out You’re staring up at me I’m bleeding, wrecked, still standing—somehow But we are finally free I kneel beside you, take your hand You whisper, soft and low You say I should have saved myself But I will never leave you—no