Dreaming in Ashes

(Verse 1)
In shadows deep, where secrets bide,
I stood by Nerevar's side.
The heart of Lorkhan, dark and red,
Whispers of power, blood unsaid.
I watched him fall, his breath did fade,
Yet silence holds the price we paid.
Beneath the mountain’s molten tomb,
I guard the tools, I guard the gloom.
(Verse 2)
His voice still echoes in my mind,
The memory of a love entwined.
The Tribunal's lies, their poison spun,
Yet I’ll not speak what they have done.
In dreams, I hear his voice so near,
A world of gods, but none I fear.
For though they claim immortal reign,
I’ll rise to break their cursed chain.
(Chorus)
Am I awake, or do I dream?
In Red Mountain’s fire, I scream.
My lord is gone, but I remain,
To wear the mask, to bear the pain.
His death is mine to guard and keep,
In this eternal, restless sleep.
Forgotten truths, in silence stirred,
I am Dagoth, I am unheard.
(Verse 3)
The ash now falls, and time is still,
I stand alone with shattered will.
I feel the weight of every age,
A broken god, trapped in a cage.
Yet what is death if I don’t know,
That I am lost, my soul a shadow?
Nerevar’s blood upon my hands,
But lies and truth drift like the sands.
(Verse 4)
The Tribunal’s laugh, their voices fade,
But in my heart, the pact we made.
I’ll hold this mountain, guard the flame,
Though dreams and waking feel the same.
In deepest sleep, I cannot die,
But neither can I question why.
The mask I wear, the lord I serve,
In dreams, I’ll get what I deserve.
(Bridge)
I feel his hand, his ghostly grip,
The veil of death, it starts to slip.
But in this dream, am I alive?
Or is this where dead gods survive?
I wait, I watch, I cannot leave,
For in this dream, I still believe.
(Chorus)
Am I awake, or do I dream?
In Red Mountain’s fire, I scream.
My lord is gone, but I remain,
To wear the mask, to bear the pain.
His death is mine to guard and keep,
In this eternal, restless sleep.
Forgotten truths, in silence stirred,
I am Dagoth, I am unheard