Old Gods Arise

Lyrics

Verse 1
They came in iron
Pale in the dawn
Book in their hands
Fire in their mouths
Called you “witch
” called you “whore
” tied your wrists with their vows
Dragged you from oak shade
To the cold stone house

Chorus
Ash on the white thorn
Blood in the well
Sister
I carry the stories you couldn’t tell
Name of their heaven
Burns in my throat
I spit their letters back like shattered oath
Ash on the white thorn
I won’t forget
Your breath in the bracken
Your terror and sweat

Verse 2
You sang for the seed
For the rain
For the herd
Soft in the circle
Bare feet on earth
They broke your body
Called it their “mercy” and “birth”
Left you blue-lipped
Staring straight through the church

Chorus
Ash on the white thorn
Blood in the well
Sister
I carry the stories you couldn’t tell
Name of their heaven
Burns in my throat
I spit their letters back like shattered oath
Ash on the white thorn
On every hill
Your bones are quiet
But your anger is still

Bridge
Let their god choke on your last torn cry
(let him hear it)
Let their saints taste all the rot they hide
(so be it)
I call the storm on every steeple
I call the crows to darken their doors

Chorus
Ash on the white thorn
Blood in the well
Sister
I carry the stories you couldn’t tell
Name of their heaven
Burns in my throat
I spit their letters back like shattered oath
Ash on the white thorn
Old gods
Arise
Guard every daughter
From those blessed lies