Price of Silence 3

Lyrics

Verse 1] In shadowed halls where light won’t stay, I wear the mask that hides decay. One word too much could end it all— so silence stands, my final wall. Lily, your laughter haunts the years, a dying echo in my ears. I hate the boy who bears your eyes, yet guard his life with every lie. [Pre-Chorus] A double game, a bitter cost, a war concealed, a lifetime lost. [Chorus] This is the price of silence, the burden that I bear. To live among the liars and act as though I care. I hate the son who wears your eyes, yet shield him through the endless night. The world may never know the truth— but I remember you. Always… [Verse 2] The Mark still burns beneath my skin, a brand of every mortal sin. I serve one master, fool another, bound to neither, chained to both. A pawn upon a board of bone, condemned to walk this path alone. I’d rather die beneath his hand than bow before the Dark Lord’s command. [Pre-Chorus] A double game, a bitter cost, a soul condemned, a future lost. [Chorus] This is the price of silence, the burden that I bear. To live among the liars and act as though I care. I hate the son who wears your eyes, yet shield him through the endless night. The world may never know the truth— but I remember you. Always… [Bridge – quiet and intimate] If I had spoken one word less, you might still breathe, you might still live. But time grants neither peace nor grace, and guilt is all it chose to give. Now only silence speaks your name, cold as stone and sharp as blame. The boy despises all I am— yet still I guard him to the end. [Breakdown] I hate the son… who bears your eyes. I curse his name… yet save his life. And when the final moment comes, I’ll give him truth— then face the dark. [Final Chorus] This is the price of silence, the fate I chose to bear. To die among the liars with no one waiting there. I hated him for wearing your eyes, yet gave my life to keep them bright. The world may never know the truth— but I remembered you. Always… [Outro – whispered] The price of silence is all that now remains. Always.