Lyrics
[Intro] Cold iron morning, the valley holds its breath A blackened sun climbs over fields of ash [Verse 1] I carved my name beneath the frozen stone Where every oath was paid in blood The gates were shut, the watchfires gone Still i walked where the old roads stood The wind brought news from beyond the ridge A thousand blades beneath one flag I heard the drums through the mountain mist And felt the earth begin to crack [Pre-Chorus] No crown, no prayer, no hand to pull me through I choose the storm because it speaks the truth [Chorus] Raise the fallen standard high Let it tear across the winter sky From the ruins, from the flame We return without a name Break the silence, break the chain Turn our sorrow into strength again When the last dark tower falls We will answer every call [Verse 2] The river carried broken shields Past villages that learned to hide But in the mills and shuttered homes A patient fire stayed alive You found me where the red pines bend Your scar was bright beneath the rain You said, “if this is where it ends, Then let us make them fear our names” [Pre-Chorus] No crown, no prayer, no hand to pull me through I choose the storm because it speaks the truth [Chorus] Raise the fallen standard high Let it tear across the winter sky From the ruins, from the flame We return without a name Break the silence, break the chain Turn our sorrow into strength again When the last dark tower falls We will answer every call [Bridge] Faster now—the mountain opens Steel on steel and breath like smoke Every step a door unbroken Every wound another oath [Final chorus] Raise the fallen standard high Let it tear across the winter sky From the ruins, from the flame We return without a name Break the silence, break the chain Turn our sorrow into strength again When the last dark tower falls We will answer every call [Outro] The dawn arrives through clouds of ash Our hands are scarred, our hearts still burn No one can take the road we passed No one can make the dead return
