I'll fall I'll die

No grace in fear no sacred vow

Death walks through us

But I will rise through all this pain

I woke up from a distant place

Something howled loud beyond the dark

A new body lay near the abattoir

A face revealed what words could never say

A group spoke of a valley with grass bright as prayer

I stepped closer while they mocked the sheep that never try

Others warned me turn away

You'll starve alone

You'll face fangs and taste what is worse than a knife

I said if the knife comes I'd rather walk that path

I stepped forward with faith like a thread around my ribs

I'll fall I'll die

No grace in fear no sacred vow

Death walks through us

But I will rise through all this pain

I found a band and swore to break the chain at dawn

The world ran wild and thin around us

Four young souls gambled their lives while the owner's hounds chased us

One was taken one was cast down

I don't know if it cost more than pride

We fumbled at the start then hid where the branches breathed

A stranger stood beside me with fear in both our hearts

We counted the cost and counted the loss then laughed

We tasted the truth of our lives

Night hummed like a blade

Every step was a gamble every silence carried weight

We hold the names of those taken and hear their voices in our heads

We swear we won't forget the fallen

In memory they will rest

Dawn found me in a valley of hard light

One friend was gone taken by a wolf before the sun

I felt the hollow where he should have been

Then I rose because remembering him means moving on