[Verse 1] You learned the weight of every door By counting who came back through Kept one hand ready for the blade One hand to pull the wounded through The scar across your chest says less Than all the names you wouldn't trade You stand so tall they call you sure They never ask what surety weighs [Pre-Chorus] Seven sparks above your head Each one a promise you kept alive You make a shelter out of stance Then stand outside it all night [Chorus] N’Tali Tali’Ren Kai Who keeps the keeper safe? N’Tali Tali’Ren Kai Where do the brave ones lay The burden down, the watchful eyes? You let me see the cost N’Tali Tali’Ren Kai And nothing tender’s lost [Verse 2] The sun is ink beneath your sleeve The moon keeps quiet on your skin Green steel remembers every breach Purple marks the price of letting in You run the rift until it shuts Then listen for the ones behind You call it duty, call it oath I hear the fear you leave unnamed [Pre-Chorus] When the storm leans on the gate You choose who gets to cross But even iron needs a place To set its weight and count its loss [Chorus] N’Tali Tali’Ren Kai Who keeps the keeper safe? N’Tali Tali’Ren Kai Where do the brave ones lay The burden down, the watchful eyes? You let me see the cost N’Tali Tali’Ren Kai And nothing tender’s lost [Bridge] When armor slips, you don't grow weak You quit pretending pain is proof Your hands, so sure around the blade Can shake when no one's asking you to You say my name without command I stay because I get to choose Love isn't kneeling at your feet It's making room for you to lose [Final Chorus] N’Tali Tali’Ren Kai Who keeps the keeper safe? N’Tali Tali’Ren Kai Here, you can set it down The burden, and the watchful eyes I see the cost, not just the gloss N’Tali Tali’Ren Kai And nothing tender’s lost
