Ballad of the Mage Beyond Time

[Verse 1] Hero party Ten-year march Blade and banner Ale and laughter Demon King falls World exhales Fireworks fade Time keeps walking She stands apart Gold eyes distant Ancient mage Who barely ages Promises them “Let’s meet again” Meaning seconds For a soul that’s ageless [Chorus] This is the tale of the mage beyond time Watching the seasons erase every shrine Losing her friends in the blink of an eye And learning too late how a human life shines Journey to the end of all she denied Counting each goodbye ‘til her heart finally cries [Verse 2] Forty years pass She keeps her form He bends like branches In a winter storm Hero in bed Wrinkled Smiling Asks her gently “Did you enjoy it?” She cannot answer Tears feel foreign Memory hits Like sudden thunder All their jokes All campfire stories Ten years blooming Now one crushed flower [Chorus] This is the tale of the mage beyond time Watching the seasons erase every shrine Losing her friends in the blink of an eye And learning too late how a human life shines Journey to the end of all she denied Counting each goodbye ‘til her heart finally cries [Bridge] She walks on Through quiet ruins Teaching spells To nervous students Takes two strays Steel and scripture Orphaned hearts Become her mirror (hey) Battles rage Against old horrors Fallen angels Twisted sorcerers Yet the war Inside is louder “Can I change? Can I remember?” [Verse 3] At the world’s edge Snow like ashes Final fortress Of forgotten clashes Echoes whisper Names she buried Hero’s laughter Soft and steady She sees their backs On every hillside Feels their warmth In every sunrise Under the sky That watched them part She vows at last “I’ll guard each heart” [Chorus] This is the tale of the mage beyond time Learning that years are a gift Not a crime Holding new hands as the old stars align And carrying ghosts who still walk in her mind Journey to the end Then turning around Every fleeting soul Now her sacred ground [Outro] End of the road Was never the end It was a circle Drawn by her friends Mage beyond time Finally understands Eternity hurts But she still walks on Hand in hand