Lyric

Silver hair, a fading spark

Traces left within the dark

I taught the steel to breathe, to hold

Before the world grew gray and cold

The dojo sleeps in layers of dust

A legacy turned into rust

But far away, the children run

Beneath a different, rising sun

The ground is trembling, low and deep

A promise that I meant to keep

Don’t look back, just keep the pace

Leave no shadow, leave no trace

The sky is falling, black and wide

With nowhere left for us to hide

I am the shield that’s meant to break

A final stand for mercy’s sake

Just keep the world behind my back

The girl is smiling, whip in hand

A god arrives to claim the land

"I refuse," the last words I would say

Before the light was stripped away

A half-spoken name, a sudden end

A broken blade that will not bend

Don’t look back, just keep the pace

Leave no shadow, leave no trace

The sky is falling, black and wide

With nowhere left for us to hide

I am the shield that’s meant to break

A final stand for mercy’s sake

Just keep the world behind my back

Keep running

Don't look back