[00:00.693]A childhood carved in marble halls,
[00:04.974]A future drawn in iron lines.
[00:08.230]I learned the weight a crown installs
[00:12.125]Beneath these cold and gilded signs.
[00:15.597]But past the gates where shadows fall,
[00:19.037]I saw the faces, tired and thin—
[00:22.556]A world divided by a wall,
[00:26.008]And questions stirring from within.
[00:32.140]On a grey stone bench I’d sit alone,
[00:35.416]Watched the steel disc slice the blue.
[00:38.742]A whispered dream began to grow:
[00:42.066]I’ll build a kinder sky for you.
[00:49.723]Now the drums of war are calling loud,
[00:53.222]I stand beneath this banner proud.
[00:56.333]But every step I take is paved
[00:59.694]With the lives I couldn’t save!
[01:02.662]Through the fire and the fray,
[01:05.665]I’ll carry every name—
[01:08.739]A leader’s heart, a soldier’s stain,
[01:12.473]Till the darkness turns to day!
[01:22.684]They gave a coat of silver pride,
[01:25.526]A command I never earned.
[01:28.260]A soldier stepped before my side,
[01:31.653]And in the blaze, he never turned.
[01:35.377]An empty coffin, silent prayers—
[01:38.371]The cost of every choice I make.
[01:41.486]A burden that a leader bears,
[01:44.684]For a fragile world’s sake.
[01:47.332]In her stories, never cleanly end,
[01:50.793]A mother’s lesson in the grey.
[01:53.236]To fight for more than just to mend,
[01:56.338]To find a better way.
[02:02.269]Now the drums of war are calling loud,
[02:06.069]I stand beneath this banner proud.
[02:09.208]But every step I take is paved
[02:12.301]With the lives I couldn’t save!
[02:15.339]Through the fire and the fray,
[02:18.480]I’ll carry every name—
[02:21.372]A leader’s heart, a soldier’s stain,
[02:25.166]Till the darkness turns to day!
[02:41.166]And in the quiet when the cheers are gone,
[02:44.390]The doubt creeps in—am I still that girl upon the stone?
[02:49.915]Can I hold this shattered realm together with my hands alone?
[02:56.896]But then I see their eyes, their hope, their home…
[03:01.626]And I rise.
[03:08.284]Now the drums of war are calling loud,
[03:12.122]I stand beneath this banner proud!
[03:15.195]And every step I take is paved
[03:18.576]With the lives I couldn’t save!
[03:21.181]Through the fire and the fray,
[03:24.433]I’ll carry every name—
[03:27.542]A leader’s heart, a soldier’s stain,
[03:31.372]Till the darkness turns to day!
[03:47.007]On a grey stone bench, I saw the blue…
[03:53.342]I’ll make it true.

A childhood carved in marble halls,
A future drawn in iron lines.
I learned the weight a crown installs
Beneath these cold and gilded signs.
But past the gates where shadows fall,
I saw the faces, tired and thin—
A world divided by a wall,
And questions stirring from within.
On a grey stone bench I’d sit alone,
Watched the steel disc slice the blue.
A whispered dream began to grow:
I’ll build a kinder sky for you.
Now the drums of war are calling loud,
I stand beneath this banner proud.
But every step I take is paved
With the lives I couldn’t save!
Through the fire and the fray,
I’ll carry every name—
A leader’s heart, a soldier’s stain,
Till the darkness turns to day!
They gave a coat of silver pride,
A command I never earned.
A soldier stepped before my side,
And in the blaze, he never turned.
An empty coffin, silent prayers—
The cost of every choice I make.
A burden that a leader bears,
For a fragile world’s sake.
In her stories, never cleanly end,
A mother’s lesson in the grey.
To fight for more than just to mend,
To find a better way.
Now the drums of war are calling loud,
I stand beneath this banner proud.
But every step I take is paved
With the lives I couldn’t save!
Through the fire and the fray,
I’ll carry every name—
A leader’s heart, a soldier’s stain,
Till the darkness turns to day!
And in the quiet when the cheers are gone,
The doubt creeps in—am I still that girl upon the stone?
Can I hold this shattered realm together with my hands alone?
But then I see their eyes, their hope, their home…
And I rise.
Now the drums of war are calling loud,
I stand beneath this banner proud!
And every step I take is paved
With the lives I couldn’t save!
Through the fire and the fray,
I’ll carry every name—
A leader’s heart, a soldier’s stain,
Till the darkness turns to day!
On a grey stone bench, I saw the blue…
I’ll make it true.