Ballad of the Lonely (Mumza's Melody)

Dawn broke in the East, sky red as the ground My black crows crying, dead scattered around He caught my eye, a soldier alone Wings stained crimson with blood not his own He stood, eyes trained on a spot in the West Skin unblemished, sword clutched to his breast Unbothered by War, untouched by my hands The lone man who walked through the valley of death Ancient one, lonely one, come rest your head I'll hold you gently, safe in dеath's grasp I smile upon you, my weathered champion Come ancient wanderer, come home This is your hour I followed him closely, my birds at his side Yet his power over me could not be denied His feats grew in number, his body count soared One life to be lived, a life steeped in war Mortal years passed, empires rose and fell Yet my warrior's bloodthirst could not be quelled He slaughtered and fought, untethered still Alone, and unwavering, the man on the hill Ancient one, lonely one, come rest your head I'll hold you gently, safe in death's grasp I smile upon you, my weathered champion Come Ancient Wanderer, come home This is your hour Then one day, my lost soul claimed a friend One soaked in bloodshed who fought for no one His anarchist ways changed my warrior's mind Together they built an empire with pride A place in the north far from the world's eye They fought for each other through many a war Two warrior brothers who ne'er could die No matter how I wished them to be by my side Ancient one, lonely one, come rest your head I'll hold you gently, safe in death's grasp I smile upon you, my weathered champion Come ancient wanderer, come home This is your hour Then came the day I saw my chance To join him if only for barely a breath A family we made, a son we raised Until my duties called me away My son the musician, his words brought me pride His stringed guitar always at his side I watched as he grew, I watched as he fled My warrior left all alone once again Ancient one, lonely one, come rest your head I'll hold you gently, safe in death's grasp I smile upon you, my weathered champion Come ancient wanderer, come home This is your hour Soon, as his son and his friend came together My angel of death flew faster than ever Into a war he flew once again To search for his son and his warrior friend He found one alone in a man-made cave A button to raze the land he had made Sword in hand, my angel cried As his son laid in his arms and died Ancient one, lonely one, come rest your head (Come rest your head) I'll hold you gently, safe in death's grasp (Safe in death's grasp) I smile upon you, my weathered champion Come ancient wanderer, come home This is your hour And so my wanderer settled again This time in a land raised by his own son's hands Until the time of their return came at last And my lonely warrior raised his sword at last Withers he summoned with nary a thought (nary a thought) As bombs exploded and hungry wolves fought (hungry wolves fought) His son's final monument crushed into sand (crushed into sand) Chaos and bloodshed once more on his hands (on his hands) Ancient one, lonely one, come rest your head I'll hold you gently, safe in death's grasp I smile upon you, my weathered champion Come ancient wanderer, come home This is your hour Ancient one, lonely one, follow my power Come to death when it is your hour (when it is your hour) One life to live, live on in my name My angel of death, the pride of my reign (the pride of my reign)