[Verse 1] Midnight in the graveyard My coat is all black Two years for the Lancastrians I never look back I count the tombstones Like moves on a board The moon's thin as a needle And I'm already sore Then the ground starts shifting Like breath under stone Hands push through the dirt And I hear that bone-chill moan [Pre-Chorus] Black Luster Soldier at my side He doesn't flinch, he doesn't hide I tell my lungs to stay in line My pulse keeps breaking time [Chorus] Draw the blade Don't let it shake I'm still here I won't break Draw the blade Face the flood Black and red On dead and mud [Verse 2] They come crooked-limbed With a hunger in their stare One dead king's crown Caught in stringy hair I know war tactics I know how to hold ground But this is a different lesson When the earth makes that sound My fingers find the hilt Cold as a coffin nail I swallow my fear whole And let the silence fail [Spoken] You wanted me at midnight You wanted me alone You wanted a strategist With a heart of stone [Pre-Chorus] Black Luster Soldier at my side The dead keep coming, shoulder-wide I feel my breath go thin and tight Still, I won't lose this night [Chorus] Draw the blade Don't let it shake I'm still here I won't break Draw the blade Face the flood Black and red On dead and mud [Bridge] I was never born for comfort I was built for the line A man in black with shaking hands Still stepping up in time If the graveyard wants my name It can come and earn it first I raise the sword against the dark And let my silence burst [Final Chorus] Draw the blade Let it ring Hear my steel Hear it sing Draw the blade Take the night Black and red Hold the fight
