A Once Proud Knight
from The Weakness of Virtue by SOULMASS
lyrics
I’m slowly losing myself
How much longer can I hold on?
The light inside grows dimmer
How much longer ’til I am gone?
I’ve seen the realm of Lordran
On this quest before I’m lost
Travelled far from my homeland
At this curse’s heavy cost
And I’m so tired now
The burden grows within
Please let me get some rest now
To sleep, perchance to dream again
Visions of withered corpses
Nightmares, what I’ll become
When left no other choices
I left my family and my home
An ailing wife and noble daughter
To save them from myself
What kind of husband? What kind of father?
They must remember who I was
Through darkest depths
Fighting pain and sorrow
My eyes have grayed, memories fade
Soon I’ll go hollow
Daughter, why are you here?
Can’t you see what I’ve become?
Daughter, why are you here?
Your mother’s gone? I can’t go on
Please no
I can not stop the monster that I am
Please go
Before I tear you limb from limb
Bloodlust wells up within
Losing control, I swing my sword
Sanity growing thin
All hope is lost to save my soul
And I’m so tired now
Nothing left of who I’d been
I think I’ll get some rest now
Thank you, my little Lin
How much longer can I hold on?
The light inside grows dimmer
How much longer ’til I am gone?
I’ve seen the realm of Lordran
On this quest before I’m lost
Travelled far from my homeland
At this curse’s heavy cost
And I’m so tired now
The burden grows within
Please let me get some rest now
To sleep, perchance to dream again
Visions of withered corpses
Nightmares, what I’ll become
When left no other choices
I left my family and my home
An ailing wife and noble daughter
To save them from myself
What kind of husband? What kind of father?
They must remember who I was
Through darkest depths
Fighting pain and sorrow
My eyes have grayed, memories fade
Soon I’ll go hollow
Daughter, why are you here?
Can’t you see what I’ve become?
Daughter, why are you here?
Your mother’s gone? I can’t go on
Please no
I can not stop the monster that I am
Please go
Before I tear you limb from limb
Bloodlust wells up within
Losing control, I swing my sword
Sanity growing thin
All hope is lost to save my soul
And I’m so tired now
Nothing left of who I’d been
I think I’ll get some rest now
Thank you, my little Lin
credits
from The Weakness of Virtue,
released January 28, 2019
license
all rights reserved
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about
SOULMASS Florida
DEATH
DOOM
Soulmass is a duo made up of Lux Edwards and Brett Windnagle, making death/doom about Soulsborne lore and other dark and fantastical settings.
discography
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Dec 2013
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