[Intro]

[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] Strength ain’t the storm’s thunderous roar It’s the raven’s wing, silent, brushing the floor It’s rising from mist where no hearth’s fire glows No warm welcome waits, just the wind’s low moans [Verse 2] I learned wails don’t rouse the slumbering dark Tears are just dew on a cold, unyielding mark Rage shatters the circle the old ones wove So I walk the dirt where the shadows move [Chorus] I stand not weak, but wrapped in shadow’s care Bound to the oak and the moon’s pale stare Burdens carved like runes in the night’s deep veil I vanish like Samhain mist, unbroken, unavailed [Verse 3] Strength was endurance in halls stripped of flame Where love’s light died, but my pulse still claimed Scars like ancient stones, unmarked to the eye Waiting for hands that know how to pry [Verse 4] I stay strong, unshaken, unheld, un-loved Not fleeing fear, but standing where the path was shrouded Strength ain’t always the noise that shakes the ground It’s the breath I take in the dark, calling it home, safe and sound [Bridge] The old oak’s roots twist where the runes still hum The moon’s cold light stitches the night’s frayed sum I carry the weight of the unspoken vow To be the quiet strength the shadows allow [Chorus] I stand not weak, but wrapped in shadow’s care Bound to the oak and the moon’s pale stare Burdens carved like runes in the night’s deep veil I vanish like Samhain mist, unbroken, unavailed [Outro] Strength ain’t the storm’s thunderous roar It’s the raven’s wing, silent, brushing the floor It’s the breath I take in the dark, calling it home (Instrumental Solo)