Ashes of the False

Lyrics

Verse 1
We came through the ash and bone
With a map made of broken names
Every lie wore a golden crown
Every fear learned my face by name

The towers leaned in the dark
Like teeth in a ruined mouth
I heard the old stories crack
As the ground gave way around us

Pre-Chorus
Say it now, say it clear
The veil is thin, the end is near
What we thought would hold us down
Turns to dust when we move now

Chorus
Ashes of the false, ashes of the false
(ashes of the false)
We were bound, now we rise
We were bound, now we rise
Ashes of the false, ashes of the false
(ashes of the false)
The dark opened its hands
And we walked into light

Verse 2
The beasts were carved from doubt
Fed on the sleep in our eyes
Chains sang when we pulled them taut
Then they fell like rain from the sky

The spirits moved through the smoke
Not as ghosts, but as guide and flame
Their purpose was hidden in war
Now it beats in everyone’s veins

Pre-Chorus
Say it now, say it clear
The veil is thin, the end is near
What we thought would hold us down
Turns to dust when we move now

Chorus
Ashes of the false, ashes of the false
(ashes of the false)
We were bound, now we rise
We were bound, now we rise
Ashes of the false, ashes of the false
(ashes of the false)
The dark opened its hands
And we walked into light

Bridge
No more names for the wound
No more thrones made of fear
All the broken parts of me
Calling out, then drawing near

The unknown had a pulse
In the heart of the fight
And the end was a door
And the door was alive

Chorus
Ashes of the false, ashes of the false
(ashes of the false)
We were bound, now we rise
We were bound, now we rise
Ashes of the false, ashes of the false
(ashes of the false)
One flame, one breath, one soul
And the world turns bright