[Verse 1 - Elara receiving news, almost clinical] They say she turned from the church They say she walked out alone They say she left the castle standing empty And no one knows where she has gone
They say she wants no soldiers No crown, no cause, no call They say she went to find the truth Or something like it After all
[Pre-Chorus - something stirs, she shuts it down] I should not know this Someone thought I’d want to Something in me listened Something I won’t name I set it down before it finishes forming I have been here before I know how this ends
[Chorus] I do not care What the White one does with her days I do not care If she kneels or if she prays She is what she is What she was What she’ll remain I do not forget I do not forgive And I do not care
[Verse 2 - the rumors are more specific] They say she found a village A place with nothing left They say she stayed to help them Not for glory, not for wealth They say the children trust her They say she asked for nothing That she looked like someone learning How to start again from nothing
[Pre-Chorus 2 - the pause is longer this time] I should not know this Someone kept on telling Something in me kept on listening Something I don’t claim I’ve been here before I know this feeling I know what it costs I set it down again
[Chorus] I do not care What the White one does with her days I do not care If she kneels or if she prays She is what she is What she was What she’ll remain I do not forget I do not forgive And I do not care
[Bridge - alone, no army, just her thoughts] What is this to me? She chose a path I chose mine We are not the same wound We were never
She can help a hundred villages And still the ones I buried Stay buried
I do not trust her I do not trust the ones who told me I do not trust the ones who stand beside me I learned that once And once was enough I keep the oath But I keep the distance too
[Final Chorus - same words, something quieter underneath] I do not care If the White one walks in grace now I do not care If she’s different from before A thing can wear a new face It is still the same beneath I do not forget I do not forgive And I will not be deceived
[Outro - barely above a whisper] …I do not forget.