When the Sky Learned to Burn (Revenge of the Sith)

When the Sky Learned to Burn

War smoke clings to every sunrise

And the Jedi walk with heavier steps

Whispers coil in senate halls

Pulling at Anakin's breath

He sees Padmé in fading light

A vision drowning in fear's demand

And every nightmare pushes him

Toward a fate he cannot withstand

Prophecy twists like molten iron

Hope cracks in the fire's churn

Every truth he tries to hold

Is one more chance to burn

This is the day the sky learned to burn

When the Force cried out and the stars turned Red

A hero fell beneath his fear

And rose as something dread

From temple flame to Mustafar's blaze

The galaxy could only learn

Even chosen ones can lose themselves

When the sky begins to burn

Sidious speaks in tender poison

Every word a coiling chain

Power gleams like mercy's answer

To the fear of Padmé's pain

Blades ignite in sacred halls

Children stare with unasked trust

And destiny takes its final shape

In smoke, betrayal, ash, and dust

Anakin's name dissolves in fire

Only Vader's shadow stands

He reaches for the life he loves

With ruin pouring from his hands

This is the day the sky learned to burn

Order shattered, brother against brother

A master's heart breaks on a lava shore

As one life ends to birth another

The Force remembers every scream

Every severed, broken turn

The day a chosen soul was lost

And the sky itself began to burn

Padmé falls with whispered grief

Two children carried into dawn

Hope hides in the smallest hands

Until the firestorm is gone

Obi-Wan's tears mix with ashes

Shifting through a dying world

For even legends break in half

When destiny unfurls

This is the day the sky learned to burn