This song emphasizes the tragic feeling of winning, but with a loss that outweighs the victory itself.
The story of someone achieving everything, but losing people (and themselves) in the process, fits perfectly with the heavy and emotional side of heavy metal.
NFT Collection Victory’s Cost
Lyrics Victory’s Cost
[Verse 1]
I fought the fight, I broke the chains
Through blood and fire, I felt no pain
I stood my ground, I claimed the throne
But victory’s hollow when you’re all alone
[Pre-Chorus]
The battlefield is silent now, the war is done
But the price I paid, it weighs a ton
[Chorus]
I won the war but lost it all
You slipped away, I watched you fall
And in the end, I lost myself
No glory’s worth an empty shell
I fought the world, but what’s the gain?
When I’m left drowning in this pain
I won the fight, but at what cost?
I lost you, and I’ve lost myself
[Verse 2]
I reached the top, but the air is thin
The echoes of what we could have been
Your face still haunts me in the night
A ghost that lingers just out of sight
[Pre-Chorus]
No more battles left to fight, no more rage
But I’m trapped here, a prisoner of this cage
[Chorus]
I won the war but lost it all
You slipped away, I watched you fall
And in the end, I lost myself
No glory’s worth an empty shell
I fought the world, but what’s the gain?
When I’m left drowning in this pain
I won the fight, but at what cost?
I lost you, and I’ve lost myself
[Bridge]
All the victories feel like lies
When I look into these empty skies
I’d trade it all to turn back time
To have you here, to feel alive
[Chorus]
I won the war but lost it all
You slipped away, I watched you fall
And in the end, I lost myself
No glory’s worth an empty shell
I fought the world, but what’s the gain?
When I’m left drowning in this pain
I won the fight, but at what cost?
I lost you, and I’ve lost myself
[Outro]
The crown is heavy, the throne is cold
No victory can fill this hole
I won the war, but I’ve paid the price
Lost you and me, sacrificed