[INTRO – Instrumental, Dulcimer plucks open in a minor key, Percussive stomps or low drum beat, Fade-in slide on the Electric Guitar) [VERSE 1] I’ve walked on boards and cobblestones With salt still in my hair I’ve begged for coin and clapped for laughs And cursed the stinking air The wind will bite, the tide will break The night will test your soul But if you play a tune that hurts It’s yours to call control [PRE-CHORUS] Every stranger owes a story Every coin a fate And if you gamble with the stars They’ll find a way to take [CHORUS] I’m a wanderer with a debt unpaid A song in my hand like a blade If the world wants my echo or my name I’ll give it in chords unafraid [VERSE 2] The rooftops know my shadowed dance The taverns know my grin I’ve charmed the drunk, amused the wise And whispered my own sin [CHORUS] I’m a wanderer with a debt unpaid A song in my hand like a blade If the world wants my echo or my name I’ll give it in chords unafraid [INSTRUMENTAL SOLO Electric Guitar solo with bending notes and light distortion, Start melodic, end with a shred, stomping rhythm beneath] [BRIDGE – Slow, Suspenseful] Every deal I didn’t read Every shadow that I chased Every note I’ve ever played Is a chain I can’t erase [FINAL CHORUS – Big, Taverns Join In] I’m a wanderer with a debt unpaid A song in my hand like a blade If the world wants my echo or my name I’ll give it in chords unafraid [OUTRO – Instrumental Fade, Gradually strip layers back to solo pluck]
