By the Emperor’s light, I cast away my sins. Let the void bear witness to my oath. Through bolter, through blade, through endless war, I shall pay the price in black. This is my penance. This is my vow. [Verse 1] Oath to duty, flame to steel, The mark of guilt, I bear the name. Steel baptizes, penance takes hold, A brother reborn in armor black. Bloodied sins drip through the seams, Echoes of torment haunt my dreams. Once I faltered, fell from grace, Now I march in death’s embrace. Condemned, yet chosen, Scarred but unbroken. [chorus] The Blackened Penance, sworn tonight, In Watch eternal, I claim the fight. Forgiveness forged in endless flame, Through bolter’s roar, I cleanse my shame. [verse 2] Broken stars above my sight, Guide my aim in endless night. Xenos screams, my absolution, Every kill, a grim solution. [bridge] Brotherhood of shadow, cloaked in steel, Only in silence, the scars may heal. We bleed together, nameless, one, The oath is heavy yet never done. [chorus] The Blackened Penance, carved in bone, In Deathwatch silence, I atone. Through fire, void, eternal pain, I find redemption in their slain. Ash to oath, blade to creed, Through endless penance, the soul is freed.
