Shores of the Styx

Coins on my eyes, the river runs black Ferryman's gaze, no turning back The oar cuts deep through the shroud of the night A soul laid bare in the pale torchlight Silent he rows, no words to spare Judgment awaits in the sulfur air Elysium gleams or Asphodel calls The weight of my sins drags me to the fall Oh, the shores unfold A tale untold Will I rise or fade away On the edge of the Styx, where the shadows play Elysium whispers or Asphodel's gray A life in the balance, the price I've paid Forever decided by the choices I've made I've made Golden fields or a hollow despair The echoes of screams fill the wretched air Heroes ascend while the lost decay The ferryman points to my final stay No pleas, no cries, the die is cast A river of souls from a shattered past The chains of fate in the depths unwind Eternal rest—or torment I'll find Oh, the shores unfold A tale untold Will I rise or fade away On the edge of the Styx, where the shadows play Elysium whispers or Asphodel's gray A life in the balance, the price I've paid Forever decided by the choices I've made I've made On the edge of the Styx, where the shadows play Elysium whispers or Asphodel's gray A life in the balance, the price I've paid Forever decided by the choices I've made I've made Row! To the end of the line Bow! To the will divine Break! Through the veil of time Sink or rise, whats mine The water reflects every scar I bear A mirror of guilt in the ferryman's stare Elysium shines like a fleeting dream Asphodel pulls with its endless scream On the edge of the Styx, where the shadows play Elysium whispers or Asphodel's gray A life in the balance, the price I've paid Forever decided by the choices I've made The shore is near, the verdict's clear Charon departs through the mist of fear Elysium or Asphodel—my soul's domain The ferryman fades, and I remain