Lyrics
[Verse 1] Under the weight of a blackened sun I count the stones where the old roads run A bell in the tower has lost its tone Still every footfall leads me home [Pre-Chorus] I have carried the iron I have swallowed the flame Now the door stands open And it calls my name [Chorus] Raise the crown of ruin Let it cut into the sky I will stand inside the thunder I will not be buried alive Raise the crown of ruin Let the broken pillars fall From the ashes of the kingdom I will answer when they call [Verse 2] Black water gathers beneath the gate The stones remember, the stones await Your hand is cold but your eyes burn bright You pull me forward through endless night [Pre-Chorus] I have buried the silence I have measured the cost Every scar is a compass Pointing back to the lost [Chorus] Raise the crown of ruin Let it cut into the sky I will stand inside the thunder I will not be buried alive Raise the crown of ruin Let the broken pillars fall From the ashes of the kingdom I will answer when they call [Bridge] No throne, no promise, no mercy owed We make our names on the heaviest road If the heavens close and the mountains divide Keep your hand in mine on the other side [Final chorus] Raise the crown of ruin Let it cut into the sky I will stand inside the thunder I will not be buried alive Raise the crown of ruin Let the broken pillars fall From the ashes of the kingdom I will answer when they call [Outro] When the last stone settles When the dark gives way I will carry the fire Into another day
