[Verse 1] Ash in my hair Black on my hands Name on the ledger Stamped by their brands Tiamatian seal On every crate I stack Ha Des on the coin In my pay packet I light the forge The city roars in time Orders through the shutters Steel and brine They talk of fronts Of banners and of blood I think of boots That stay out of the mud [Chorus] I am the Smith of Ebon Conquest Hammer falls, and the world gets fed If the armor holds, they make it home That's all that lives inside my head Let the Dark Ruler draw his borders Let the dragon goddess claim her due I keep the furnaces fed and faithful I make the things that carry you [Verse 2] Kids at my door Beg scraps for play I trim a spearhead Shape it like a spade Neighbor needs a pot I melt a broken blade War or winter Metal all the same Priests preach flame And scales and endless night I nod and smile Pass them something bright A shield for a soldier A pan for a bride Different prayers From the same raw hide [Chorus] I am the Smith of Ebon Conquest Hammer falls, and the world gets fed If the armor holds, they make it home That's all that lives inside my head Let the Dark Ruler draw his borders Let the dragon goddess claim her due I keep the furnaces fed and faithful I make the things that carry you [Bridge] They say the sky will burn in color They say the ground will shake in fear I say the hinges won’t go brittle If I quench them right this year They swear by conquest and by terror They carve their threats in stone and bone I swear by every simple order “Please, just help me get this home” (hey!) [Chorus] I am the Smith of Ebon Conquest Hammer falls, and the world gets fed If the armor holds, they make it home That's all that lives inside my head Let the Dark Ruler draw his borders Let the dragon goddess claim her due I keep the furnaces fed and faithful I make the things that carry you [Outro] Ash in my hair Black on my hands Happy at the hearth In this iron land
