The Lost

When despair overcame me, you were there
Pulling me up off the ground
You said that it would be all right
To find something that's worth living for

Stories of determined soul
A scrape against the odds
Evil defeated by hope
Defying kings and gods

I took our time for granted, unaware
You used up the strength you had
Fool's paradise was where you kept me safe
Filled with dreams beyond compare

Tales of the good and just
True love conquering hate
Power of a chosen one
A dare to seize our fate

Please don't go, you have to lead me
(Empty throne)
I can't rule this world you made
(Where we once called home)
It's so hard to keep believing
(On my own)
Shadows of the lost invade

Here I stand, alone with the truth
Fact or fable, which do I choose?
Promises the fallen cannot prove
In a battle I cannot afford to lose

(Speak not of fate, for it has drowned thee in its wake
Hear not the tales of gods, for they are not with thee
Seek not the One, for there are none to fight thy war
Touch not the face of Death, for he deceives thy will)

I remember what you once told me
How to fight to live until morning
How to keep the demons at bay
Use the light to guide thoughts led astray

I remember what you once told me
Valor is not bestowed so freely
How our strength is measured by deeds
Cowards serve fear to sate their own needs

I remember what you once told me
Past regrets only cause more suffering
As seasons pass, we stay frozen
What could be turns to what could have been

I remember what you once told me
That the lost are not lost forever
Spirits hidden, watching silent
Found again with a final judgment

Now you're gone, no one to lead me
(Empty throne)
Left here in this world you made
(Where we once called home)
Still I've got to keep believing
(On my own)
For the lost, a debt repaid

If you're there, if you can hear me
(Empty throne)
Witness my unyielding rise
(Where we once called home)
Before all in full conviction
(On my own)
Through me, legends will breathe life

Here I stand Guarding my own truth
Fact or fable? It's faith I choose
Promises to the lost I must prove
In a battle I vow I will never lose
Promises to the lost I must prove
In a battle I vow I will never lose

Legends last forever