Lyric

The city hums from far away

I can’t look back, I can’t look away

The same old road I walk each night

The scenes I know by fading light

I thought I heard you call my name

The world stopped moving, everything changed

Turning around, the shadow appears

Touching the edge of my darkest fears

Memories I buried deep inside

Beat at my chest, with nowhere to hide

I had a thousand reasons to run

To close my eyes and say I’m done

But one last question stayed behind

Burning a hole through my fragile mind

The trembling won’t go, it’s part of me now

But I’m moving forward, I’ve made a vow

I couldn’t accept a world where you’re gone

A future where darkness outruns the dawn

The meaning of this power, the price I’ll pay

I don’t need the answers, not today

Just for this moment, in this light

To keep you safe is my only fight

The sky is flickering, red like fire

A twisted world, a funeral pyre

The chaos from a distant place

Is staring me right in my face

A voice is speaking, quiet and cold

"Humanity’s story is weak and old"

I wasn't chosen, I didn't sign up

To drink from this bitter, broken cup

But if there’s a reason I’m standing here

Under this sky so sharp and clear

I want to protect you, that's all I need

To hell with the glory, to hell with the greed

The fate of the world is too heavy to bear

I’m just a man breathing in the air

But if I can hear you call through the noise

Within this distance, I find my voice

No matter what happens to this shell of mine

I have a reason to stay in line

Just because you’re there, I can move my feet

Through the crushing weight and the burning heat

Justice and the world are a world away

But you are the reason I choose to stay

The meaning of this power, the path I tread

I’ll find those answers in the days ahead

Just for this moment, in this light

To keep you safe is my only fight

The world doesn't know, it’s fast asleep

The secrets and the promises I keep

A nameless choice, a silent seed

Changed the world with a single deed