The Paladins Fall

Verse 1

Stood above a silent town beneath a silver haze

Thought I’d be a savior but I got lost within the maze

Cracks along the blessing carved so deep within my heart

Lonely vigil, tightening, the world just fell apart

Pre-Chorus

Every morning colder now, armor stained with blame

Burden in my every breath, I whisper my own name

Chorus

I see the banners ripped, the vow that I betrayed

Armor scattered on the battlefield, hope begins to fade

Once a promise burning bright, now ashes on my skin

Oh, I was a shield for them, but darkness pulled me in

Post-Chorus

Fallen, falling, memories callin'

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Still I'm crawling, crawling, through the wreckage

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Verse 2

Once I shone like holy light, lifted by the sun

But faith can splinter quietly when mercy comes undone

Sword in trembling hands, I watched the dawning storm

I broke the oath I swore to keep them safe and warm

Pre-Chorus

Shadow stains my fingers now, nothing left to claim

Echoes of the prayers I lost, I whisper my own name

Chorus

I see the banners ripped, the vow that I betrayed

Armor scattered on the battlefield, hope begins to fade

Once a promise burning bright, now ashes on my skin

Oh, I was a shield for them, but darkness pulled me in

Post-Chorus

Fallen, falling, memories callin'

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Still I'm crawling, crawling, through the wreckage

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Bridge

Silent prayers unravel, drifting through the rain

Light behind my eyes is fading, haunted by the stain

Names I swore to honor cling like mist that won’t let go

Reflections in the broken steel, voices I still know

Chorus

I see the banners ripped, the vow that I betrayed

Armor scattered on the battlefield, hope begins to fade

Once a promise burning bright, now ashes on my skin

Oh, I was a shield for them, but darkness pulled me in

Post-Chorus

Fallen, falling, memories callin'

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Still I'm crawling, crawling, through the wreckage

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Outro

Even as the daylight dims, I walk a shadowed line

Reaching through the ruin, searching for a sign

If forgiveness waits beyond, I may never know

But through the sorrow, onward—still I go