Ashes of Earth

Lyrics

Verse 1
We planted bones in dirt
And called it home
Built our hands from hunger
Then fed the stone
Now the wells are empty
The fields lie black
We broke the spine of morning
There’s no path back

Pre-Chorus
Hear the crows?
They know our name
Every prayer
Turns into flame

Chorus
The world won’t hold us
The world won’t hold
The world won’t hold us
It let life go cold
Ash in the cradle
Dust in the air
The world won’t hold us
It left us there

Verse 2
I watched the river
Choke on oil and rust
Saw children cough
Through the taste of dust
The trees stood still
Like burned-out saints
Even the rain came down
With poisoned veins

Pre-Chorus
Hear the crows?
They know our name
Every prayer
Turns into flame

Chorus
The world won’t hold us
The world won’t hold
The world won’t hold us
It let life go cold
Ash in the cradle
Dust in the air
The world won’t hold us
It left us there

Bridge
Half-time
Put your ear to the soil
Tell me what you hear
A thousand roots
Dying near
We fed the grave
Then called it dawn
Now the last green breath
Is almost gone

Chorus
The world won’t hold us
The world won’t hold
The world won’t hold us
It let life go cold
Ash in the cradle
Dust in the air
The world won’t hold us
It left us there