[Verse]
In the shadow of Divine Mountain, two pups crouch low,
Max and Smalls with tails tucked, hearts heavy with woe.
The lie about the bear still echoes in our ears,
Gunther’s gone, and the guilt drowns us in tears.
MJ’s sharp words poke holes, Dad looks the other way,
But borrowed time is running out, night turns into day.
[Chorus]
Redemption, redemption, calling through the night,
An old ghost in my dream stepped into the light.
He stared right through my soul, translucent and wise,
Whispered one word only—“Redemption”—then died.
We owe Gunther the truth, we owe ourselves the fight,
To mend what we shattered in the cover of night.
[Verse]
I dreamed of an elder, older than any we’ve known,
Familiar like Mom’s scent, yet ghostly, alone.
No growl, no anger, just eyes piercing deep,
He spoke of the burden we carry in sleep.
Gunther’s out there starving, or lost on the road,
While we hide our secret, heavy as stone.
[Bridge]
Smalls, brother, do you feel it—the knot in our throats?
The fear that he’s gone, the pain that we wrote?
If humans took him, or hunger won the day,
We can’t sit in silence, let the lie hold sway.
We have to confess, search, make it right somehow,
Even if it breaks us, we must start now.
[Chorus]
Redemption, redemption, burning deep inside,
A vow from two puppies, no more place to hide.
We told of claws and roars to shield our shame,
But the mountain watches, knows our real name.
Redemption calls us onward, through guilt and through pain,
To find our lost brother, or honor his name.Redemption… redemption…
Atonement in the quiet, side by side we stand,
Two Rottweiler pups with truth in our hands.
Gunther, hear our promise on the wind so cold,
We’re seeking forgiveness—for you, for our soul.