WHERE THE WILD WINDS CRY - Emsix

(Verse 1) They dressed me up in gold and shame Called me ruler, gave me a name But every cheer was hollow air A kingdom built on silent despair Marble halls and velvet lies Heavy crown, a thin disguise Every step on polished stone Echoed louder: not my throne (Pre-Chorus) I heard a whisper in the night Through the walls, beyond the light (Chorus) So I ran where the wild winds cry Left the crown and let it die Through the shadows, through the storm To a place where I was reborn In the endless forest green Where no man bows and none convene Among the pines, I finally see This is my kingdom, this is me (Verse 2) No more chains of royal blood No more drowning in the flood Of empty words and poisoned praise I traded gold for quiet days The needles sing beneath the sky Branches sway and don’t ask why No throne of stone, no court to please Just ancient roots and whispered trees (Pre-Chorus) And in their silence I belong A fallen king, but finally strong (Chorus) I ran where the wild winds cry Left the crown and let it die Through the shadows, through the storm To a place where I was reborn In the endless forest green Where no man bows and none convene Among the pines, I finally see This is my kingdom, this is me (Bridge) Let them search the empty halls Let them fight for gilded walls I won’t hear their distant call I was never theirs at all No jeweled blade, no royal decree Just the earth and the breath in me And the stars don’t care who I’ve been Only who I am within I laid my crown in the river’s flow Watched it sink where I won’t go (Final Chorus) Now I live where the wild winds cry No more throne, no need to lie Through the shadows, I became More than just a borrowed name In the endless forest green Where my soul is finally seen Among the pines, I am free This is my kingdom This is me (Outro) No crown, no throne, just sky and trees And a king who learned to be … free.