[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I was one of seven thanes
In the dross-fed metal dark
I outlived them all in whispers
Where the others fell to blades
The Father made me kneel before her
But the kneeling was a knife
They built me from a dragon's bones
And the engine learned my name
[Pre-Chorus]
You will never see me coming
You will only feel me near
[Chorus]
Gix failed. I shall not.
He came with banners — I come with breath.
Every secret you gather, every prayer you have whispered,
Already wears my mark.
Drink the wine of knowing,
Choke upon what you learn.
The Whispering One has heard you,
And the wheel will turn.
[Verse 2]
In the Caves of Koilos I returned
Where Phyrexia first bled through
I planted shadows in every kingdom
Every cathar, every crew
The lion who carried justice
Wore my axe and bowed his head
The hero you trusted held the steel —
And it was you who bled
[Pre-Chorus]
You will never see me coming
You will only feel me near
[Chorus]
Gix failed. I shall not.
He came with banners — I come with breath.
Every secret you gather, every prayer you have whispered,
Already wears my mark.
Drink the wine of knowing,
Choke upon what you learn.
The Whispering One has heard you,
And the wheel will turn.
[Bridge]
And when the axe came down at last
It was my own work that raised it
Norn called me a traitor —
I called it the final test
The hand I had compleated
Wielded the blade I blessed
Even in my unmaking,
Tell me — did I fail?
[Final Chorus]
Gix failed. I shall not.
He came with banners — I come with breath.
Every kingdom you ruled, every god you have prayed to —
Already wears my mark.
Drink the wine of knowing,
Choke upon what you learn.
The Whispering One has heard you,
And the wheel returns, returns, returns.
[Outro]
Gix failed.
I shall not.
