Irene’s Reckoning

(ohhh) Before I ever knew my name,

I carried sorrow, power,

and flame. A goddess lost beyond the years,

Buried beneath forgotten fears.

I locked my memories away,

And left my godhood in the gray.

I closed my eyes and disappeared,

Until a brand-new life appeared.

I thought I knew the girl I was,

I never questioned where I came from.

But something waited deep inside,

A voice I couldn't leave behind.

I'm the Shadow of Irene,

Caught between who I was and who I've been.

A mortal heart with a goddess's soul,

Searching for the pieces that could make me whole.

I walked through darkness,

never knowing, That ancient light was still inside me glowing.

Now the truth is finally seen—

I am the Shadow of Irene.

I found my home in Phoenix Drop,

I faced the darkness,

wouldn't stop.

I fought for those who called my name,

Never knowing where I came.

Every spark beneath my skin,

Was something waiting to begin.

Every power I couldn't explain Was a memory breaking through the pain.

Then Hyria showed me what was real,

And opened wounds I couldn't heal.

A hundred lifetimes filled my mind,

And suddenly the past was mine.

Irene... is that who I am?

A goddess behind this mortal frame?

Was I hiding from the world,

Or was I hiding from myself?

If the past comes back tonight,

I won't surrender to its light.

I may carry her history,

But my future still belongs to me.

I'm the Shadow of Irene,

But I'm more than what I've been.

I carry every scar and memory,

But they don't get to define me.

The goddess lives within my soul,

But I'm the one who takes control.

The past may call me by her name,

But I'll choose my own way.

I was a shadow...

I was forgotten...

I was Irene...

But now I know who I am.