[Intro] [Instrumental: low distorted guitar pulse, distant brass swell, rolling timpani, faint tape hiss] [Verse 1] The iron gate is cold beneath my hand Your name is carved where broken banners hang We crossed the fields before the cannons spoke With borrowed fire burning through our coats [Pre-Chorus] Hold your breath, the towers lean Hear the horses stamp unseen One more step through ash and stone Take my hand; we face it whole [Chorus] Raise the crown above the ruin Let the battered heavens ring When the last of fear is broken We will stand and we will sing Raise the crown above the ruin Let the red horizon burn Every wound becomes a doorway Every fallen heart returns [Verse 2] The chapel bells are buried in the snow A black-winged banner pulls against the rope You wear the dust of every road we chose And still your eyes refuse to let me go [Pre-Chorus] Strike the match, release the chain Turn the grief into a flame No retreat and no disguise Stormlight gathering in your eyes [Chorus] Raise the crown above the ruin Let the battered heavens ring When the last of fear is broken We will stand and we will sing Raise the crown above the ruin Let the red horizon burn Every wound becomes a doorway Every fallen heart returns [Bridge] [Timpani and brass build] If the ground gives way below us If the iron sky descends I will call you through the thunder You will call me back again [Instrumental: distorted guitar lead, orchestral brass hits, rolling timpani] [Final Chorus] Raise the crown above the ruin Let the battered heavens ring Now the whole wide world can hear us Now the buried voices sing Raise the crown above the ruin Let the red horizon burn Every wound becomes a doorway Every fallen heart returns [Outro] [Choir] Above the ruin, above the ruin [Female soprano ad-lib: extended wolf howl] Above the ruin, we return
