dying wish

Cold in my chest, weight in my side
Stale in the dirt, where the fallen lie
Sky going dark, but I still see clear
One face standing, through the year

Small hands, one gripped mine tight
Fire in the heart, in the winter night
I taught you the blade, I taught you the ground
But not how it feels, when it all falls down

New God I call, new horn I raise
Only your name, through the haze
Sun, hear me now
Across the field, across the sound

No hold I seek, no glory won
I would trade it all, for one more breath with my son
Did you grow tall, did your voice turn deep
Do you walk the path that I could not keep

Do you carry the weight, or break like bone
Do you stand your ground, when you stand alone
I will not see, the man you become
Only the boy, who called me one

No wings above, no hand below
Only your name, that I still know
Sun, hear me now
Through the smoke, through the ground
No throne I claim, no war I want

I would leave it all, for one more breath with my son
Sun, hear me now
My blood flows in you
Stand firm, my son

My son, hear me
My blood lives in you
Stand firm
Do not break

Carry my name, but make it your own
Stand in the storm, when you stand alone
Do not be me, be stronger than I
That I leave behind
Sun, hear me now

If the wind, still carries sound
No hall, no flame
No victory won
I would give it all, for one more breath with my son