[Verse 1 - his arrival] I came through the dark with her mark on me Not fully hers, not fully free I tried to stay loyal, I tried to hold But the only thread left in me led here Led here to you
[Pre-Chorus] I am not who I was I am not what she made I am something in between Waiting to be claimed
[Chorus] On the path to war I found you Standing on the rubble of where we fell On the path to war I swore this The only sword I have is yours to wield I am the First Fallen Knight Half-ruined, still here On the path to war I chose you I chose you then I choose you here
[Verse 2 - Elara, slow and deliberate] There was a knight with careful eyes who never said a word But looked at me like maybe I was something to be heard I never told him that I saw it - there was never time He fell somewhere behind me And I never looked behind
And now he’s standing in the ruin With her mark burned on his skin Half-lost, half-mine, not hers - not yet The part she couldn’t get
That part held When everything else bent That is the part I need That is the part I keep
[Pre-Chorus 2 - his voice] I am not your mercy I am not your cure Name me what I am And I will be yours
[Chorus] On the path to war I found you Standing on the rubble of where we fell On the path to war I swore this The only sword I have is yours to wield I am the First Fallen Knight Half-ruined, still here On the path to war I chose you I chose you then I choose you here
[Bridge - Elara, spoken, the weight of it all in her voice] I left you there. I did not look back. And you still came.
They will call you fallen. I will call you First. Not despite the fracture in you. Because of it. A knight without a crack has never been tested. You have. And here you stand.
First Fallen Knight. Your sword is mine. My war is yours. That is enough. That is everything.
[Final Chorus - key lift, both voices] On the path to war we found this Standing on the graves of what we were On the path to war we swore it The only sword he has is hers to wield He is the First Fallen Knight Half-ruined, all hers On the path to war they walk now And neither one is alone anymore
[Outro] Pledge made. Let us begin.