[Verse 1] Stone on stone Blackened crowns of smoke Scars along the ramparts Names I once spoke Footsteps in the dust My own And yet they fade Portraits cracked and clouded Eyes I once obeyed [Chorus] I was a king of ash and echoes Ruling ruin Ruling ghosts Every oath I swore still lingers On these cold and empty thrones This castle kept my heart in silence Long after flesh and battle fell Eragorn My buried kingdom I walk your haunted halls as well [Verse 2] Torchlight turns to frost On banners torn and frayed Children’s distant laughter Threads of another age Steel and screaming sky Fire climbing every tower Still the stones stood waiting Bound by some forgotten power [Chorus] I was a king of ash and echoes Ruling ruin Ruling ghosts Every oath I swore still lingers On these cold and empty thrones This castle kept my heart in silence Long after flesh and battle fell Eragorn My buried kingdom I walk your haunted halls as well [Bridge] If I could sleep I’d dream of open gates Of spring inside these courtyards Of pardoned fates But I remain A shadow wearing gold Kept alive by dying magic In corridors grown old [Chorus] I am a king of ash and echoes Ruling ruin Ruling ghosts Every vow I broke still trembles In these cracked and frozen stones This castle keeps my name in whispers Long after crowns and torches fell Eragorn My endless kingdom I walk your grieving halls as well
