The boy has learned to draw a sword
he carries it around
and now he's killed a thousand strong
but never he is found
The boy's fleeting shadow is death

It seems that he shall never die
The boy can hate and love
Forgiveness he can give
but can he stop his hate now?
Will he let others live?
The boy's fleeting shadow is death
It seems all others die

The boy found a love
Though foes sought him out
The foes burned his home
and his love did route.
The boy's fleeting shadow is death
It seems his loves forever die

The boy sought them out
he made them pay
His love found peace
Though tears that day
The boy's fleeting shadow is death
It seems his rage shall never die

The boy grew older and older
Though he never found peace
foes still killed his love
and his life was done its lease
The boy's fleeting shadow is death
It seems his time is drawing nigh

The boy found a choice
A final sword to choose
One of sorrow, one of joy
Just before his life will lose
The boy's fleeting shadow is death
It seems he finally did die.

The boy lives on in song, in heart
He is not among us hear
The fleeting shadow is his name
That name can still cause fear
The boy's fleeting shadow is death
It seems his story shall not die.