When My Shadow Drew First
TitanChord
I stood still, but the world flinched fast
One breath, one blink, and the die was cast
They thought I’d wait, they thought I’d pray
But I was born for judgment day
When my shadow drew first
No warning, no curse
I didn’t speak, I didn’t beg
Just dust and blood on weathered legs
I don’t run, I don’t rehearse —
When my shadow drew first
They came for gold, they came for pride
But I’ve buried men for less than lies
I’ve seen fate blink, I’ve watched hell stare
And still pulled iron without a care
When my shadow drew first
It weren’t fear, it weren’t thirst
It’s just the way the dark moves in
When a soul’s too broke to sin
One step ahead, one foot in dirt —
When my shadow drew first
They say light shows what a man becomes…
But it’s the shadow that does the work.
When my shadow drew first
There was no time to reverse
No mercy left in hand or eyes
Just one more name the dust denies
You can pray, but it don’t hurt —
When my shadow draws first
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I stood still, but the world flinched fast One breath, one blink, and the die was cast They thought I’d wait, they thought I’d pray But I was born for judgment day
When my shadow drew first No warning, no curse I didn’t speak, I didn’t beg Just dust and blood on weathered legs I don’t run, I don’t rehearse — When my shadow drew first
They came for gold, they came for pride But I’ve buried men for less than lies I’ve seen fate blink, I’ve watched hell stare And still pulled iron without a care
When my shadow drew first It weren’t fear, it weren’t thirst It’s just the way the dark moves in When a soul’s too broke to sin One step ahead, one foot in dirt — When my shadow drew first
They say light shows what a man becomes… But it’s the shadow that does the work.
When my shadow drew first There was no time to reverse No mercy left in hand or eyes Just one more name the dust denies You can pray, but it don’t hurt — When my shadow draws first
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Fast-paced dark western outlaw track with galloping drums, cinematic e
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