Lyrics
[Intro] Frost gathers where the old stones lean A dead wind threads the pines [Verse 1] You carved your oath in winter ground Where roots twist through the slate The mountain kept its mouth shut tight And watched you seal your fate Ash on your coat, blood on your hands A bell beneath the snow You called the dark by its first name And felt the cold below [Pre-Chorus] Now every breath cuts clean Every path returns [Chorus] Rise through the blackened weather Stand where the bare rocks break Carry the fire beneath your ribs For everything they take No crown, no prayer, no shelter Only the will to remain You are the wound in the frozen earth You are the storm in the chain [Verse 2] The watchfires fail along the ridge Their embers drown in white You hear the names of vanished kings Beneath the cracking ice A raven turns above the pass Its wing cuts through the gray You lift your face into the wind And give the night its name [Bridge] Let the high cliffs answer Let the iron sky descend What was buried is not broken What was severed will not bend [Chorus] Rise through the blackened weather Stand where the bare rocks break Carry the fire beneath your ribs For everything they take No crown, no prayer, no shelter Only the will to remain You are the wound in the frozen earth You are the storm in the chain [Outro] When the last white valley darkens And the northern fires fade Your footsteps keep their measure Through the silence you have made
