Night Warrior's Lament

Moonlight on the ruins of my people Ash still falls where our children used to dream Every branch of the world tree bears a name I carry them all in the silence between screams Once I walked as a healer in the glade Soft prayers to the stars above the veil Now my lips shape only curses for the flames For the night you turned our sunrise into hell Every arrow that I loose remembers home Every shadow knows the goddess that I serve But the halo on my brow feels like a chain Between mercy and the vengeance I deserve Elune, do you hear me when I call? Did your light turn away from the fall? If I must become the darkness in your name Let the stars bear witness, I will never be the same I am the night warrior, broken in the moonlight Bleeding for the ghosts that you could not save Every tear I bury in the soil of Teldrassil Every step I take becomes another grave Will you remember us when the embers fade to blue? I gave my heart, my faith, my fury all to you Tyrande, Tyrande, under shattered skies Huntress with a halo made of battle cries Tyrande, Tyrande, let the cruel world know Love can turn to shadow, still refuse to let you go Once we danced in the branches drenched in stars Now the leaves are all burned, only scars You called me to the temple, crowned me with your night Painted constellations on my skin like warpaint light He who slept and he who shattered at my side All the vows we whispered lost in tide I chose the arrow over open hands again There is blood upon my faith I can’t defend Elune, if I’m only just your blade Why do I still tremble when I pray? If the cost of justice is my soul tonight Let the moon go black, I’ll still walk into the fight I am the night warrior, broken in the moonlight Bleeding for the ghosts that you could not save Every tear I bury in the soil of Teldrassil Every step I take becomes another grave Will you remember us when the embers fade to blue? I gave my heart, my faith, my fury all to you In the quiet after battle, I hear children in the trees Names I can’t stop counting, they all fall to their knees “Mother of the moon, why did you leave us there?” I wear their questions like a noose of silver hair If forgiveness is a river, I am frozen on the shore Arrow drawn and shaking, I can’t kill this war So take my eyes, my voice, my memory if you must But let my people rise again from ashes and from dust I am the night warrior, screaming at the starlight Burning up the shadows where you hide your shame Every tear I buried in the soil of Teldrassil Grows a vow: no one will ever die like that again Will you remember us when the embers fade to blue? I gave my heart, my faith, my fury all to you Tyrande, Tyrande, I am broken yet I stand With a bleeding moon for armor and an arrow in my hand Moonlight on the ruins of my people Ash still falls where our children used to dream If the goddess will not answer, I will be the scream Fade to night, but never to forget what it could mean