Tarnished,Undying Flame

## [Verse 1][boss music intensifies]

Hollow state of mind, but the bonfire still burns bright

Facing Lords of Cinder through the longest night

Depression had me fading like I'm turning Hollow

But Lordran taught me pain today means strength tomorrow

Estus Flask depleted, mental health deteriorating

Found salvation in the struggle, kept my soul from abdicating

Linking fires within when real life flames were dying

Ashen One resurrected every time I kept trying

Curse marks on my psyche, yet I still persisted

Like a phantom through the fog gate, somehow I existed(Praise the sun!)

Anor Londo's architecture built inside my mind

A cathedral of resilience when I was falling behind

## [Chorus]

Don't you dare go Hollow

When the path's too much to follow

Light returns tomorrow(Solaire,Praise the sun!)

If you just survive tonight

The undying flame

Burning through the pain

Souls and runes the same

Teaching me to rise again(Praise the sun!)

## [Verse 2]

Tarnished like my outlook before finding grace

Guided by the Erdtree through my darkest space(Praise the sun!)

Traversed the fog of Limgrave when my mind was Blighted

Rykard, Lord of blasphemy, got me re-ignited(Praise the sun!)

"You are maidenless," that's how my brain was treating me

But Torrent carried forward when my legs weren't underneath me

Bosses seemed unbeatable, just like my depression

But "YOU DIED" screens taught persistence was my greatest weapon(Praise the sun!)

Miyazaki crafted worlds that made me feel alive

When reality was crushing, gave me will to survive(Praise the sun!)

Now I'm searching for that feeling, that same elevation

Another world to pull me from my mental stagnation

## [Bridge]

Praise the Sun when darkness falls

Fear not the dark, my friend(Praise the sun!)

And let the feast begin

Through Ash and Lords and Elden Lords

I found strength within

Like embers in the wind(Praise the sun!)

## [Verse 3]

Seeking games with depth like Painted Worlds of Ariamis

Something with the weight of choices, consequences, promises(Praise the sun!)

That rush when overcoming what once seemed impossible

The dance with Artorias, emotions philosophical(Praise the sun!)

From digital depression into digital release

Gaming's not escaping, it's finding inner peace

So I journey onward like a Chosen Undead

Searching for the next flame to ignite inside my head(Praise the sun!)

Until then I'll kindle what those games ignited(Praise the sun!)

A resilience in spirit, determination United

Because what Souls really taught me wasn't just to fight

But to face the dark, embrace the struggle, and find the light(Praise the sun!)