Tell Thor I Stayed

If thunder asks where I went Do not give him ash and blame Tell him I was running once Tell him I remembered his name Brother, I was always turning Smoke around a wounded spark You saw summer in the liar I kept proving I was dark I cut the bridge, I wore the crown I made the realms afraid of me But every time I fell away You reached across the injury I could not bear your faith in me I could not live without it too So when the final door appeared I walked it thinking once of you Tell Thor I stayed When every road was breaking Tell him I held the storm at bay With every trick forsaken Tell him the sun still found the sea Tell him the lost were not betrayed If he ever asks what became of me Tell Thor I stayed I saw a ship of refugees I saw a titan close his hand I saw myself become a memory With blood beneath a brother's stand Then time returned me to the mirror A borrowed life, a second scar I had a chance to keep on fleeing Or hold the wound that made the stars No horn could make me worthy No throne could make me whole But love can turn a coward Into someone who pays the toll Tell Thor I stayed When every road was breaking Tell him I held the storm at bay With every trick forsaken Tell him the sun still found the sea Tell him the lost were not betrayed If he ever asks what became of me Tell Thor I stayed I am not asking for forgiveness I am not asking for a song Let him keep the better stories Let him say I took too long But if he wakes beneath new daylight And feels the branches breathe Let him know his faith was not wasted There was good still left in me Tell Thor I stayed When every road was breaking Tell him I held the storm at bay With every trick forsaken Tell him the sun still found the sea Tell him the lost were not betrayed If he ever asks what love cost me Tell Thor I stayed If thunder asks where I went Let the green light answer plain The liar found one honest ending Tell Thor I stayed