“Requiem Dreams”

[Intro – Jazz Horns Over Lo-fi Drum Loop]
(Yeah… they don’t really know me though)
“Sleepin’ heavy, heart heavier… still walkin’.”
(Von Blackburn… Prince of the Hollow Thrones.)
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[Verse 1 – Calm, But Layered with Weight]
I was born in a castle with silence for walls
Pops taught me how to swing, moms how to fall
They say I smile like I’m missin’ somethin’ inside
Truth is, I just learned to let the dark be my guide
Eyes purple — but I see in black and white
Swing my blade through the dusk, call it bringin’ back the light
My brother got that fire, my sister bring the spring
Me? I bring peace… with the voice of a king
Or maybe a ghost.
Still not sure if I'm livin’ or if I haunt hope
They call me lovable, loyal, sincere
But I sleep through the screams just to silence the fear
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[Chorus – Reflective, Almost Whispered]
I don’t talk much, I just move
Let the katana cut through what I can’t prove
Don’t dream dreams, I dream war
Every death I dealt is written in my core
Black rose grow from my throne
But I water it alone… yeah
I water it alone…
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[Verse 2 – More Personal, With Subtle Pain]
Tell me what it mean when your soul numb
When the world call your name, but you never come
When the only real love is a sword in the night
And even that don't feel like it's swingin’ it right
I seen gods, seen giants, seen heaven and hell
But never seen a place where I feel like myself
Even in the Blackburn bloodline divine
Sometimes I wonder if this death still mine
Julian dreamin’ stars, Lydia sketchin’ sparks
Lucius got rage, and Anna live in the dark
Me? I got ghosts. Got regrets I ain't name
But I keep ‘em in a verse, that’s how I play the game
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[Chorus – Repeats, Slight Harmony Overlap]
I don’t talk much, I just move
Let the katana cut through what I can’t prove
Don’t dream dreams, I dream war
Every death I dealt is written in my core
Black rose grow from my throne
But I water it alone… yeah
I water it alone…
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[Outro – Horn Fade, Spoken Word Over Fade Out]
"They say I bring death... but I never asked for the crown."
"I just held it when nobody else could."
“…Julius.”

Vibe: J. Cole-style storytelling — jazzy, introspective, lyrical