Betrayal of the Blade Lyrics

I once stood proud with the light in my hand

Sworn to protect, sworn to defend

But justice, she's blind to the suffering

Her scales tip to those who pretend

In her name, I fought for the righteous

But the righteous were liars in disguise

Now I sail on a sea of vengeance

Casting the law to the tides

For the code was a cage, binding my will

And justice is twisted by those who kill

I laid down my honor to fight for the damned

Now the blade I once swore by is held in my hand

I gave up the code for a ship and a sword

In search of a truth no law can afford

Justice is broken, she sways in the wind

So I'll carve my own path through the lies they defend

I'm no longer bound by the scales and the law

For justice is blind, but I see every flaw

In the courts, they judged with their silver tongues

While the innocent bled in the streets

The code I followed chained my hands

But I tore it apart to be free

Now the sea is my home, where no law reigns

And the waves don't care for the crown

I strike in the night with no prayer in sight

Bringing tyrants and kings to the ground

For the oaths that I took, they twisted and bled

I've shattered the shackles, no more am I led

By the weight of a justice that tilts for the few

Now the blade I once swore by is held in my hand

I gave up the code for a ship and a sword

In search of a truth no law can afford

Justice is broken, she sways in the wind

So I'll carve my own path through the lies they defend

I'm no longer bound by the scales and the law

For justice is blind, but I see every flaw

Beneath the stars, I forge my own way

No judge, no king will stand in my sway

The law is a chain I cast to the deep

For justice is not what the wise men keep

I gave up the code for a ship and a sword

In search of a truth no law can afford

Justice is broken, she sways in the wind

So I'll carve my own path through the lies they defend

I'm no longer bound by the scales and the law

For justice is blind, but I see every flaw

With a ship and a sword, I will cut through the lies

For justice was lost when I opened my eyes