Trail Of Fire Without a Path (Bowser Theme) lyrics

I walk a trail of fire without a path No hand to guide, no mercy in the past I wore a crown before I knew its weight Now every step I take is forged in fate They carved a throne before I learned to stand Placed iron will inside a child's small hand No lullabies, no tender, foolish grace Only the mirror of a king's cold face Be more: They said: Than flesh and fragile bone A ruler is a creature carved of stone And so I buried every trembling plea Until no boy remained inside of me And oh–what ghost still calls my name? What echo dares accuse my flame? If I was made, then who's to blame? I walk a trail of fire without a path No hand to guide, no mercy in the past I tried to kneel, I tried to reconcile But peace was never meant for one like I I came in silence, bearing olive leaves But kingdoms answered only through their siege The sky rained steel, the ground betrayed my feet And mercy died where power chose to meet The entire Mushroom Kingdom turned its golden gates away And named me tyrant ere I could betray Thus was I crowned not by my own decree But by the fear they first inscribed in me So let them speak of monster, beast, and war For I became exactly what they saw And still–some fractured voice remains A whisper buried under chains It asks me softly through the pain Were you lost, or were you made? I walk a trail of fire without a path Each scar a memory I cannot outlast If I am wrong, then let the heavens say Why they were silent when I lost my way O cruel design of crown and consequence Where innocence is sentenced without defense What is a king, if not a caged desire? A soul compelled to set the world on fire I reached for peace–was answered with a blade I spoke of unity–was met with hate So let the ashes testify my claim The world itself ignited Bowser's flame I walk a trail of fire without a path No past to heal, no future left to ask If I must burn to prove that I exist Then let the world remember what it missed O cruel design of crown and consequence Where innocence is sentenced without defense What is a king, if not a caged desire? A soul compelled to set the world on fire Do you see what I see? Do you see what I burn to be? See, be, king, free See, be, king, free See, be, king, free See, be, king, free See, be, king, free No, no, no, no No, no, that's not me You will rise I will fall You will take I will crawl Crown in fire, crown in shame (la, la, la, la) Peace or power, same, same, same (la, la, la, la) And I know, and I know, and I know–no, I don't, I don't (ah, ah) And I know what I want–what I was–what I'm not (ah, ah) And I know, and I know, and I know, I know, I know (ah, ah) You don't know (I know) I know You don't know (I know) I know Take the throne, break the bone (da, da, da) Take the light, make it mine (I know) Take the throne, break the bone (da, da, da) Take the light, make it– Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine Or let it go Or let it go Or let it go I was king before the crown I was strong before the doubt I was fire without a name Now I'm ashes spelling shame You're a hero No, a tyrant You're in love No, you're lying Ah, who decides? (La, la, la, la, la) Marry the light, (burn the light) (La, la, la, la, la) Save the world Rule the world And I know and I know and I know That I'm right, that I'm wrong, that I've waited too long And I know and I know and I know– Nothing Follow the flame, follow the flame, follow the flame, follow the flame Follow the name, follow the name, follow the name Ra–ka–ta–ra–ka–ta–ra–ka–ta–ra–ka–ta– Come to me (I am) I am you (Come to me) come to me (I am) I am you (Come to me) come to me, I am– Listen to the king (ah) Listen to the beast (ah) Listen to the voice that never lets you sleep La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la (oh) La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la (oh) Listen to the king (ah) Listen to the beast (ah) Listen to the voice that never lets you sleep La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la I reached for peace–was answered with a blade I spoke of unity–was met with hate So let the ashes testify my claim The world itself ignited Bowser's flame I walk a trail of fire without a path No past to heal, no future left to ask If I must burn to prove that I exist Then let the world remember what it missed Please, don't! Please, yes! Do we? And now, the silence speaks again Not as a child, but what I've been A king, a curse, a shattered end I walk a trail of fire without a path No soul untouched, no shadow I don't cast If there was light, it died along the way And I, became the dark I couldn't escape (Without a path) (Without a path) Without a path