Verse 1 Darkness sits beside me now, An old companion from before, He knows the cracks within my soul, He knows what all these battles are for. I wear my sorrow like a crown, A gift passed down through blood and flame, The fathers whisper in the wind, And every whisper speaks my name. Chorus We are the chosen, so they say, The only light beneath the sun, If there be room for but one dream, Then all the others must be undone. Oh, hear the drums beyond the plain, Hear the crying of the earth, A king believes that God has spoken, And measures men by birth. Verse 2 Across the river stands a land, Their children laugh beneath the sky, Yet I have sworn upon my throne To see their banners fade and die. The priests all sing of destiny, The soldiers march to sacred sound, And every step they take for me Makes the whole world shake the ground. Chorus We are the chosen, so they say, The only light beneath the sun, If there be room for but one dream, Then all the others must be undone. Bridge (slow, haunting) And in the silence after battle, When the smoke drifts toward the moon, I hear the voices of the fallen, Singing an unfamiliar tune. Was it glory that I followed? Was it heaven that I sought? Or just a shadow in the darkness, Selling certainty for naught? Guitar Solo Final Verse Now the fields are grey and empty, The rivers carry ash away, The kingdom that I swore to build Feels colder with each passing day. Darkness smiles and takes my hand, "My faithful friend, we've won at last." But all I see are ruined dreams, And ghosts still buried in the past. Outro We are the chosen, so they said... We are the chosen, so they said... Yet the wind knows no kingdom, And the dust remembers every dead... Every dead... Every dead...
