The Monster You Created | Echoes of Legends

Some monsters are not born. They are created. Once a lowborn adventurer who gave everything for others, he learned the truth hidden behind loyalty, sacrifice, and honor. The world praised him while he obeyed. The moment he chose himself, they called him a monster. "The Monster You Created" is the first story song from Echoes of Legends, a project where music and storytelling bring original characters and legends to life. Many of these stories are connected to a fantasy world currently in development. Every story leaves an echo. 🎵 Lyrics Below 🎵 __________________________________________________________________________ Born beneath a broken sky With nothing but a will to fight A lowborn child among the wolves Trying to survive the night I carried burdens not my own Held the line through fire and rain Gave my blood to keep you safe While I was drowning in the pain I stood against the coming dark When everyone else chose to run But every time I looked behind I found myself the only one I watched the masks fall away The saints and sinners looked all the same The world I swore I'd die to save Was never worth the blood I gave I am the monster you created The shadow born from all your lies You point your fingers from your towers Yet you forged the darkness in my eyes You watched me break and called it weakness You watched me fall and passed me by Now you tremble at the thing I've become But you were there the day I died You taught me greed before I knew its name Taught me that kindness was a losing game I watched the righteous sell their souls for gold And call it wisdom when their hearts grew cold You taught me power always writes the law The rich wear halos while the poor bear scars You fed the wolves and left the lambs to die Then acted shocked when darkness learned to thrive I gave my blood, I paid the price While others fed on my sacrifice They loved me while I stayed in line Then cursed me when I changed my mind I spent my life earning your trust You spent yours proving me wrong So don't pretend you're innocent You've known the truth all along I am the monster you created The shadow born from all your lies You point your fingers from your towers Yet you forged the darkness in my eyes You watched me break and called it weakness You watched me fall and passed me by Now you tremble at the thing I've become But you were there the day I died You taught me every rule you knew The price of trust, the cost of truth I watched your saints betray their vows And wear their virtue like a crown You call me lost, you call me wrong Yet I've been learning all along I didn't change, I finally see The world became what it made of me I am the monster you created The echo of your own design You built your kingdoms on the broken Then feared the darkness in their eyes You only mourn the good man After you've buried him alive Now you fear the thing I've become But you were there the day he died You call me a monster... But monsters aren't born. They're abandoned. Forgotten. Used. Broken. And when they finally stop caring... The world wonders what went wrong. __________________________________________________________________________ Story, lyrics, worldbuilding and creative direction by Echoes of Legends. Music produced with AI-assisted tools and refined by the creator. #EchoesOfLegends #TheMonsterYouCreated #DarkFantasy #StorySong #Worldbuilding #EpicMusic