Iron Without Mercy

#booktok #booktube #books #music #sarahjmaas #sjm #fyp #throneofglass #manonblackbeak Lyrics Born under screaming wind and stone, Iron smile, a throne of bone They named me blade before I spoke, Taught my hands what hearts should break No prayers, no mercy, no release Only blood remembers me If love is weakness, let it rot I learned to live with what I’m not Carved obedience in my spine Called it honor, called it mine But monsters know when they’re controlled And I was never theirs to hold I don’t kneel, I don’t bend I don’t ask the dark to end I was forged in crimson law Claws out, crown sharp, no remorse Say my name like it’s a curse I survived what made it worse I am iron without mercy And I choose who burns for me Thirteen shadows at my back Silent vows in killing black They followed me through blood and fire Never once asked me to be kinder I didn’t save them, didn’t plead Didn’t stop what had to be They made the choice, they drew the line Laid their lives so I’d survive No songs will ever cleanse this stain I will carry all their names If queens are born from sacrifice Then let the crown cut into life I don’t kneel, I don’t bend I don’t pray for absolution They didn’t fall — they rose in flame So I could break the world they named Say my name like it’s a sin I’ll answer soaked in discipline I am iron without mercy And I remember who died for me Not mine to forgive Not mine to forget I breathe because they chose the end Let history choke on that regret If love is war, then I remain The blade that carries all the pain No gods, no fate, no mercy found Just thirteen stars burned into ground I don’t kneel — I stand alone With a crown I never wanted They yielded so I would endure Now I rule what they protected Say my name — I’ll make it mean Every ghost walks here with me I am iron, I am wrath I am the last thing after ash Claws clean. Teeth bare. Remember them.