[Verse 1] We sat by the river stone You knew my name by bone When I was split in two You held the shape of me true Dust on my hands, rain in my hair You stayed when the road went bare Old songs under the fig tree shade That was the first home we made [Pre-Chorus] And I still hear it That step, that call When I was sinking You stood through it all [Chorus] Ashes to drum, we rise again Ashes to drum, my oldest friend Hold me close, let the night descend Ashes to drum, we rise again (rise again) [Verse 2] I carried a hard, hard year A mouth full of doubt and fear Walked with a stone in my chest Still you said, “Rest, then rest” The market was loud that day Blue smoke drifting away You laughed at the price of corn And my heavy heart was torn [Pre-Chorus] And I still taste it Salt and time We shared the burden Then split the wine [Chorus] Ashes to drum, we rise again Ashes to drum, my oldest friend Hold me close, let the night descend Ashes to drum, we rise again (rise again) [Bridge] Now I look back, slow and wide At the boy I lost inside At the man I made from scars At the long walk under stars If I bend, you bend too That’s the thread I found in you We were never meant to break Only learn what the heart can take [Final Chorus] Ashes to drum, we rise again Ashes to drum, my oldest friend Hold me close, let the night descend Ashes to drum, we rise again (rise again) Ashes to drum, when the winds cut in Ashes to drum, we rise again Hold me close till the dark unwinds Ashes to drum, we rise again (again)
