Shadows of the Cultivator Realm

The sky bleeds into the void Ashes whisper through the freezing dusk Mountains echo ancient warnings Of every soul consumed by greed My footsteps wander through ruins Like a lost spirit seeking rest But in a world drowned in darkness Even light fears what comes next Dark qi coils inside my chest Heavy as a storm with no release Every breath drags centuries A burden carved into my bones Pre-Chorus: Still I walk, though fractured Haunted by scars that never fade For in this twisted path Only the broken find their way Chorus: In the Shadow Realm, I walk alone Where spirits scream and none return The piano weeps as the world decays And my strength is born from the scars that burn The night bends close around me Whispering forbidden truths Pacts written in b***d and suffering Staining even the shadow behind me But I cultivate the storm Though the soul trembles at the edge Power in this realm Always demands its toll in flesh Bridge (piano only, slow): If my inner flame begins to die… Let it blaze with my last resolve If heaven rises as my foe… Let it witness my hollow ascent Extended Chorus: In the Shadow Realm, I walk alone Where spirits scream and none return The piano cracks beneath the fear And my voice rises through the blur In the Shadow Realm, I won’t yield My fate tears open the silent dark The night itself recoils from me And even broken… I leave a mark Final slow verse: The one who faces the abyss Never walks back unchanged I’ve faced it far too many times… I barely remember who I was Last Chorus (soft then rising): In the Shadow Realm, I walk alone But nothing stands between my steps If the darkness wants to claim me It’ll have to swallow all I’ve become