Broken Blade from Ouroboros Rising by Alysstrasza

[Verse 1]
Steel once bright now bends and cracks, the edge dulled with time
The hand that held it falters slow, no strength left in the spine
Banners fall, the ground runs red, the ashes choke the air
A soldier kneels alone again, no witness left to care
Echoes of a battle lost still thunder in the chest
But silence spreads across the field, no one will rise to test
The weapon lies in dirt and rust, a shadow of its might
A monument to shattered faith corroded out of sight

[Chorus]
The blade lies cold, I am undone
The fight is lost, the war is run
The steel decays, the fire fades
The grip slips loose, the spirit sways
No strength remains, the victory wanes
The chains grow heavy, binding pains
I crumble here, the hollow heart
The weapon dead, the world torn apart

[Verse 2]
Once I swore to never yield, to stand against the storm
But time has ground the edges down, no longer sharp, no form
The blood that fueled defiance thins, the vessel cannot hold
All promises I swore fade fragile, faint, and cold
The ground beneath begins to split, foundations torn in two
The weight of every failure drags me further through
The shield I bore, my trusted blade, is nothing but decay
All I have to show for it are scars that fade away

[Chorus]
The blade lies cold, I am undone
The fight is lost, the war is run
The steel decays, the fire fades
The grip slips loose, the spirit sways
No strength remains, the victory wanes
The chains grow heavy, binding pains
I crumble here, the hollow heart
The weapon dead, the world torn apart

[Bridge]
The forge is cold, the anvil cracks, no craft can bring it back
The sharpened edge is memory, a ghost along the track
The battlefield has swallowed whole the cries that once were mine
The broken steel marks the end, the end of all the lines
Hands that raised it tremble weak, they cannot find the fight
The sun grows dim, the sky turns dark, the world has lost its light
A dirge resounds where thunder stood, mourning for the slain
And I, unarmed, defeated, fall into the endless rain

[Extended Chorus]
The blade lies cold, I am undone
The fight is lost, the war is run
The steel decays, the fire fades
The grip slips loose, the spirit sways
No strength remains, the victory wanes
The chains grow heavy, binding pains
I crumble here, the hollow heart
The weapon dead, the world torn apart

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