Return of the 9 Reapers
by Dj Lewis
Lyrics
Verse 1
Cold floor
White lights
Blood on the crown of a child of might
Tyson at the bed
Fists shaking
Golden rings on his hands
Heart breaking
New guards lined up
Eyes down
“Where were you when my heir hit the ground?”
He rips their badges from their chests
“You failed my son
You failed my crest”
Chorus
Call back the 9 Reapers
The ones who bled to keep him breathing
I need my ghosts
My silent keepers
The ones he called his brothers
Even
Bring back the 9 Reapers
I’ll kneel
I’ll trade my throne this evening
If they walk through that door
Dark seekers
I’ll wear their sins
I’ll take the grieving
Verse 2
Queen’s tears on the hospital sheet
He drops his sword at her feet
“Elizabeth
Please
Break the seal
Call the only blades he trusts to feel”
Her hands shake as the sigil glows
Old debts waking where the shadow goes
Last fear walks the sterile hall
As the air turns black and the lights crawl
Chorus
Call back the 9 Reapers
The ones who bled to keep him breathing
I need my ghosts
My silent keepers
The ones he called his brothers
Even
Bring back the 9 Reapers
I’ll kneel
I’ll trade my throne this evening
If they walk through that door
Dark seekers
I’ll wear their sins
I’ll take the grieving
Bridge
Footsteps echo
Nine shadows blend
Men and women dressed like an ending
Scarred faces
Eyes like the rain
Each of them whispering
“We heard his pain” (yeah)
They circle James
Hand on steel
“Little brother
We’re here
We’ll heal”
Tyson’s voice cracks
Pride undone
“Guard my soul if you guard my son”
Chorus
Call back the 9 Reapers
The ones who bled to keep him breathing
My darkest oath
My secret keepers
I give my crown to keep him dreaming
Stand
All 9 Reapers
Around his bed
No more retreating
If death comes close as a silent sleeper
You take me first
And leave him sleeping