The Stand at Baenus III (A Song of Lore from the Legends of Acoria)

I stand alone tonight A wall of steel ahead Their banners block the sky But I won’t bow my head You never knew my heart I hid it like a flame Now I take it with me Into the smoke and rain If this is where I fall Let it be in my own hands For you, I break their line For you, I make my stand Say my name When I’m gone Say my name Hold on strong I fought for you I kept my vow If you can hear me Hear me now They came like winter iron Cold breath and sharpened light I answered with my blood And all my borrowed might I struck the crown of dusk I split their golden shield I won the day for you Then fell back on the field And if my breath runs out Before I get to tell Know every wound I wear Was love I hid from hell Say my name When I’m gone Say my name Hold on strong I fought for you I kept my vow If you can hear me Hear me now The grass is turning black The stars go thin and small My hands are full of mud I cannot stop the call Forgive me for the silence Forgive me for the ache I loved you all this time And now I fade away Say my name When I’m gone Say my name Hold on strong I fought for you I kept my vow If you can hear me Hear me now Darkness comes like water Soft around my skin Then warmth finds my fingers And your face leans in