After the Storm

[Verse 1]
The lights went down, the curtain fell
A lingering, heartfelt cheer died away
The harmony, if it was real, then why am I dismayed
At eventide, in vain I whiled
Should we not stand and fight together
How I regret, my bannerets left me bereft and shamed

[Pre-Chorus]
Flow down, bleak rivulet, and carry me ashore
Fuel my heart, mend my bones for I can't bear no more

[Chorus]
After the storm, after the battlе, the bitter rain pours
Batterеd and broken I'll leave no words unspoken
Bravery fell into the deepening night where I dwelled
Demonized, terrorized, scorned but eyes wide open

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Oh, dream that I adored, oh, memories galore
Awaken me once more, the tyrant will not be dethroned
And so you wilt, while he will not atone
He'll forsake our world: the cretin sways his sword
Commands the sky, 'till feathers fly and burn forevermore
Forevermore

[Chorus]
After the storm, after the battle, the bitter rain pours
Battered and broken I'll leave no words unspoken
Bravery fell, into the deepening night where I dwelled
Demonized, terrorized, scorned but eyes wide open

[Bridge]
A plague on your kingdom, a plague on your chest
Render me lost, all that I'll have I'll forgo but not my quest
Dishonoured, abandoned, a lone soul, lost and awash with tears
Without arms nor armour, a meagre shadow, laden with fear

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus]
To you, my love, I bid farewell and bestow the flame
Hold it high, bright it shines when I reclaim my song

[Chorus]
After the storm, after the battle, the bitter rain pours
Battered and broken I'll leave no words unspoken
Bravery fell, into the deepening night where I dwelled
Demonized, terrorized, scorned but eyes wide open