Ashes of Thrones
Lyrics
Verse 1
You came with iron hands
and banners on the wind
But every chain you laid
became a spark within
Boots on the river stones
taxes on the bread
You took the names we knew
and tried to bury the dead
Pre-Chorus
Hear that hammer sound
under our skin
Every stolen vow
comes cracking in
Chorus
We rise, we rise
from the ash and stone
We bite, we bite
take back our home
No crown, no throne
can hold us down
We rise, we rise
and shake this ground
Verse 2
You counted every door
you marked every field
You broke the farmer’s back
then called it law and steel
But mothers taught the truth
in kitchens, yards, and halls
A people cannot die
when memory stands tall
Pre-Chorus
Hear that hammer sound
under our skin
Every stolen vow
comes cracking in
Chorus
We rise, we rise
from the ash and stone
We bite, we bite
take back our home
No crown, no throne
can hold us down
We rise, we rise
and shake this ground
Verse 3
The bells rang out for fear
the doors were barred at night
But every buried seed
kept reaching for the light
You fed on silence first
then named it peace and grace
Now hear the city roar
you can’t erase a face
Pre-Chorus
Hear that hammer sound
under our skin
Every stolen vow
comes cracking in
Chorus
We rise, we rise
from the ash and stone
We bite, we bite
take back our home
No crown, no throne
can hold us down
We rise, we rise
and shake this ground
Bridge
Break the seals
Burn the lie
We were born
to not bow our heads
Name by name
Drum by drum
Every wound
becomes a war cry
Breakdown
Shout it loud
Let it split the air
We are here
We are not despair
Shout it loud
Let the whole world know
What was taken
we will not let go
Final Chorus
We rise, we rise
from the ash and stone
We bite, we bite
take back our home
No crown, no throne
can hold us down
We rise, we rise
and shake this ground
We rise, we rise
no chains remain
We bite, we bite
through smoke and pain
No crown, no throne
can hold us down
We rise, we rise
and shake this ground