War at the Edge of the End

I have grown fond of my burdens
They serve to remind me of all I have lost
The freedom to die and live mortal
Life's fated, and I offer my guard
The spectre of Death rides unheeded
A legion unnumbered and we are but four
His army would claim every mortal
But my steel was old when Death was young

To long has he mocked as he's taken
A seer, a pureblood and I, Ire's slave
Have called down the ones who'll bring worse than
Death could dream, and He'll face it at last
The riders of hell had my blessing
The vainglory of kings and the crimes of the poor
Have spread like a plague beyond healing
They are mine to watch, for them, a Lord!

For my life I'll keep my failing light
'Til the dust has vanished
I will offer my guard
For my price I'll roam my wretched world
'Til the end of all time
I will serve as thine guard

The parting of clouds mark their arrival
And the beating of hooves cannot shake my repose
My gods have sent those behind Vleneng
To bring fear to Death and place me in his throne
The crowning is brief and well-hidden
For a Guardian's Birth is not one they should see
A procession of silent, grim, demons
March back into their secret keep

For my life I'll keep my failing light
'Til the dust has vanished
I will offer my guard
For my price I'll roam my wretched world
'Til the end of all time
I will serve as thine guard

Blind as they are, I am their Law
Their fate is mine to save as I might
Forsaking my guild, forgetting my past
Leaving my home and crossing the wall
Silently throned and becoming The All
Unseen and unheard is the dawn of my rule