[Intro — Whispered, Timid, Night] Forgive me... please, I mean no harm... Just a humble barkeep... with a broom in my arms... The sun is sleeping... so am I... A lion is just a mouse... when there's no light in the sky... [Verse 1 — Night Form, Viking Rap, Low and Meek] By night I pour the ale and I sweep the floor clean, Apologize to shadows for the places I've been, I'm a trembling little man with a stutter in my chest, Hide me from the monsters, let the darkness do the rest, But the wheel keeps turning and the dawn keeps score, Every sunrise knocks like a god at my door, So enjoy the quiet while the quiet is mine — 'Cause a different king wakes when the clock starts to climb! [Pre-Chorus — Rising, Voice Deepening] Feel it rising... feel the heat... Golden fire from my head to my feet... The mouse is gone... the mane is grown... Bow your heads — the sun takes its throne! [Chorus — NOON, Dubstep Drop, Booming Arrogance] WHO STANDS ABOVE ME? NO ONE AT ALL! I AM THE PEAK, I AM THE NOON, I AM THE SUN standing tall! Who decided you could challenge my pride? I'M THE ONE WHO DECIDES — now step aside! One hand for my axe, one minute of grace, The Lion of Pride puts the gods in their place! At high noon I burn and the heavens agree — All of creation looks up to ME! [Verse 2 — Pride, Viking Rap, Slow and Heavy] Estarossa came calling with his commandments and hate, Tried to swallow my sunlight — what a fatal mistake, He asked how I stand here unburned by my flame, I pitied him softly as I whispered his shame, For who are you to devour what was never yours to hold? My pride is the furnace, my heart is the gold, Rhitta in one hand, I don't even need two — One finger was plenty for the likes of you! [Chorus — NOON, Dubstep Drop] WHO STANDS ABOVE ME? NO ONE AT ALL! I AM THE PEAK, I AM THE NOON, I AM THE SUN standing tall! Who decided you could challenge my pride? I'M THE ONE WHO DECIDES — now step aside! One hand for my axe, one minute of grace, The Lion of Pride puts the gods in their place! At high noon I burn and the heavens agree — All of creation looks up to ME! [Verse 3 — The One, Assault on Meliodas] Then the captain came for me in his darkest form, Assault mode screaming like a demon storm, And for one single minute the universe froze — THE ONE walked the earth and even time itself bowed low! No equal, no rival, no ceiling, no chain, For sixty heartbeats I was beyond pain, The invincible incarnate, the apex, the crown — Even gods check the clock when the Lion's in town! [Bridge — Trance Breakdown, Voice Softening] But there's one... one soul before whom my pride bends low, The woman of wisdom my heart chose to follow, Merlin... I'd burn down the noon for one look from you, The sun itself kneels for the love it can't woo... But pride doesn't beg, so I stand and I smile — Even the sun can be lonely at the top of the sky... [Verse 4 — Final Battle, Burning His Life] So I fed the Demon King the last of my light, Burned my own life just to finish the fight, Every heartbeat a sunrise, every breath was a flare, The sun consuming itself — and I did not care! Let the fire take the body, let the legend remain, A lion dies standing, unbowed by the pain, When the smoke finally clears and they speak of this war, They'll say pride stood tallest — and asked for no more! [Final Chorus — NOON ETERNAL, Biggest Drop] WHO STANDS ABOVE ME? NO ONE AT ALL! I AM THE PEAK, I AM THE NOON, I AM THE SUN standing tall! Who decided my story was done? I'M THE ONE WHO DECIDES — and I shine like the sun! One hand for my axe, one minute of grace, The Lion of Pride puts the gods in their place! At high noon I burn for eternity — All of creation looks up to ME! [Outro — Sunset, Voice Fading to Night] And when the sun sets... and the lion must sleep... Remember the noon... remember the peak... Praise the sun... for it always returns... And so... shall... I...
