Blood & Stone

He said, "This path will carve your soul"
And left me at the gates so cold
No tear, no glance - just the heavy steel
Where boys are broken, made to kneel

The air was ash, the sky was rust
We trained through fire, we bled through dust
Each night, a name would fade away
And silence taught us not to pray

We were shaped in blood and stone
Every scar, we earned alone
But through the noise and iron rain
I found a brother in the pain
We stood when others fell apart
Two broken blades, one beating heart

No soft goodbye, no mother's hand
Only commands we had to understand
He taught me how to hold the line
And bury fear beneath the spine

Through frostbit nights and fractured sleep
He watched my back, I watched him bleed
No words were needed in the dark
Just grit and trust, and matching marks

We were shaped in blood and stone
Every scar, we earned alone
But through the noise and iron rain
I found a brother in the pain
We stood when others fell apart
Two broken blades, one beating heart

And if I walk this war-torn path
It's not for glory, not for wrath
But for the one who fought beside
When all the world had left my side