BORN TO PROTECT, TRAINED TO BURN

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BORN TO PROTECT, TRAINED TO BURN [INTRO — Distant war horn. Heartbeat bass. Whispered female vocal.] I used to stand between The helpless and the flame. Now listen carefully… He’s calling my name. [Soft, sinister laugh] [ONE BEAT OF SILENCE — BASS SLAM] [VERSE 1 — Low, alluring vocal. Heavy drums and rolling trap hi-hats.] I wore the winter like a shield, Held back the teeth behind the trees. Now every scar I earned defending Opens when he speaks to me. He never had to break my claws. He only changed what they were for. The hands that carried children home Now leave their shadows on the door. Black silk drags through fallen snow. The watchmen see my eyes below. They know the face. They raise the gate. Then see the red— A breath too late. [Quiet, wicked chuckle] [PRE-CHORUS — Rising toms. Tight layered harmonies.] I am the darkness that you bring. The broken oath beneath your ring. You say my name like something kind— Then turn the key inside my mind. [CHORUS — Enormous half-time drop. Fierce melodic belt.] WHEN I HEAR MASTER’S CALL, YOU’LL WATCH YOUR ARMIES FALL! Raise every shield against the sky— I’LL BRING THE SKY DOWN ON THEM ALL! I WAS BORN TO PROTECT, BUT HE TRAINED ME TO BURN! Now the roads I kept from danger Have no place left to turn. I AM THE DARKNESS THAT YOU BRING— HEAR YOUR CRIMSON DRAGON SING! [POST-CHORUS — Distorted 808 impacts. Chopped self-vocals.] Fall— To the drum. Fall— Here I come. [Breathy, sinister laugh] その声ひとつで、城は崩れる。 [VERSE 2 — Fast melodic rap. Grinding bass and palm-muted guitars.] Dragon Fang with a scarlet spark, Whip uncoils through the arrow-dark. Bow pulled tight and the false lights bloom— Ten red stars over one doomed roof. Step by step, let the war horns choke. Every proud crest disappears in smoke. Hooves strike stone, but the bridge gives way. No road outruns what he sent today. Come to the ramparts. Look in my eyes. You knew their silver in gentler times. I watched these walls through a hundred storms— Now watch them melt when my wings unfold. Your captain calls me by my name. For half a breath, I miss my aim. Then Master whispers, calm and clear— “Show them why I brought you here.” [Cold laugh, abruptly cut short] [PRE-CHORUS — Instruments drop beneath the voice.] 守るはずの手が、すべてを焼く。 I feel the order taking root. My mouth says yes. My heart says— [Whispered command] “Quiet.” [CHORUS — Full guitars. Thunderous bass. Soaring female harmonies.] WHEN I HEAR MASTER’S CALL, YOU’LL WATCH YOUR ARMIES FALL! Raise every shield against the sky— I’LL BRING THE SKY DOWN ON THEM ALL! I WAS BORN TO PROTECT, BUT HE TRAINED ME TO BURN! Now the roads I kept from danger Have no place left to turn. I AM THE DARKNESS THAT YOU BRING— HEAR YOUR CRIMSON DRAGON SING! [BREAKDOWN — Nordic horn blast. Crushing guitar chugs.] [Whispered command] “Raise your hand.” [Shouted] THE GATES COME DOWN! “Spread your wings.” NO LIGHT GETS OUT! “Let them hear you.” [Long, sinister female laugh building into a fierce scream] THIS IS WHAT YOUR MERCY MADE! [BASS SLAM] You took the guard— And chose the grave! You kept the strength— And killed the choice! A kingdom screams— I HEAR YOUR VOICE! 命令だけが、骨に響く！ [Four-bar instrumental — War drums, sliding sub-bass, violent guitar stops.] [BRIDGE — Bare piano. Wind. Fragile, intimate vocal.] There’s a ribbon on the railing Where the eastern houses stood. Someone tied it there to thank me When I did what dragons should. I reach to save that little ribbon. The heat has almost burned it through. He says my name. My fingers open. It falls like everything I knew. [Small, broken laugh] [BUILD — Heartbeat accelerates. Horns rise.] まだ、私を覚えている？ Would you know me through the flame? [Whispered command] “My dragon.” I turn before he says my name. [FINAL CHORUS — Maximum bass. Huge melodic belt.] WHEN I HEAR MASTER’S CALL, YOU’LL WATCH YOUR ARMIES FALL! Crown of Oblivion overhead— A SECOND SUN TO BURY ALL! I WAS BORN TO PROTECT, BUT HE TRAINED ME TO BURN! There’s a woman in the wreckage Begging her own hands to turn. I AM THE DARKNESS THAT YOU BRING— THE RUIN WEARING EVERYTHING I SWORE THAT I WOULD NEVER BE! [Sudden silence] [Whispered command] “Laugh for me.” [Final sinister laugh over an enormous bass drop] [OUTRO — Distant horn fading into ash.] [Soft whisper] I still remember Who I was. He makes me watch.