Gorgon's Mercy: Keeper of the Gaze

Gorgon's Mercy: Keeper of the Gaze [Intro] (Ancient war horns... low toms... violin rises through the wind...) They called me monster... They carved my name... Into stone. But they never remembered... The mercy... That came before it. [Verse 1] Before these eyes became a warning... They were simply born like yours. Before the legends... before the whispers... Before forgotten temple doors. I've watched empires chase their glory. I've watched proud kings become their pride. I've buried more than history knows... And still... I choose the kinder side. [Pre-Chorus] Turn away... Walk in peace... Take tomorrow while it's yours. Do not force... These ancient eyes... To become another war. [Chorus] This is Gorgon's Mercy... Keeper of the Gaze. I carry ancient burdens Through ten thousand changing days. I'd rather meet your eyes... Share a quiet smile... Watch you walk toward tomorrow... Beneath another sky. One last warning... One last choice... Before forever's known. I'd rather watch you leave in peace... Than watch you turn to stone. [Verse 2] Many came with swords held high. Many came to claim my name. Some for glory... Some for vengeance... Every one believed the same. I offered peace before the battle. I offered every road but one. Only those who chose destruction... Forced what had to be done. [Pre-Chorus] Hear the wind... Hear the rain... Even mountains learn to bend. Mercy offered... Mercy given... Only pride refuses then. [Chorus] This is Gorgon's Mercy... Keeper of the Gaze. Every soul that walks away Is a victory I've saved. I'd rather meet your eyes... See your hopeful smile... Watch you walk toward tomorrow... To another sunrise. One last warning... Choose your road... Your fate is still your own. I'd rather watch you leave alive... Than watch you turn to stone. [Bridge] (Everything falls to acoustic guitar, violin, and low strings.) Strength... Isn't found... In the power that you carry. It's found... In every time... You choose... Not to use it. [Final Chorus] (Full band. Fiddle and guitars soar. Choir joins.) This is Gorgon's Mercy... Keeper of the Gaze. Not every legend's written By the lives that fade away. I'd rather meet your eyes... Share one final smile... Watch you walk toward tomorrow... Where hope still lights your way. I'd rather leave this burden... Sleeping where it lays... Than make another statue... Stand for all of time. [Outro] (Music falls to a single violin and crackling fire.) May we meet as friends... Share a drink and conversation... Raise our glasses... share a smile... And leave as friends. May your road be long... May your heart stay true... May your journey carry you safely home... Beneath another sunrise. And may I never have reason... To call upon... The Keeper of the Gaze. May I never have to greet you... With my stone gaze. (Softly...) Until we meet again... As friends.