[Verse 1] Smoke in the headlines Ash on the tongue Every new siren Says the old world’s done Dark suits and bright screens Selling their fear But they can’t touch What’s waking up here (oh) [Pre-Chorus] You feel it in your heartbeat Beating through the gunshots You hear it when the crowd screams Still singing for a way out [Chorus] We are the flame in the ruins We are the dawn through the dust Hope is a promise we’re choosing Stronger than steel, stronger than rust Let all their rage eat them hollow Watch all their empires fall We are the flame in the ruins Love is the last word of all [Verse 2] Hands raised in protest Hands raised in prayer Same shaking fingers Saying “we’re still here” They break every promise Shatter our trust But every crack Lets the light cut through the rust [Pre-Chorus] They’re choking on their secrets Drowning in their own lies We’re breathing in the silence Teaching broken hearts to rise [Chorus] We are the flame in the ruins We are the dawn through the dust Hope is a promise we’re choosing Stronger than steel, stronger than rust Let all their rage eat them hollow Watch all their empires fall We are the flame in the ruins Love is the last word of all [Bridge] They can tear the sky They can stain the ground But they can’t erase Every name we’ve found From a child’s first laugh To a stranger’s hand That’s the sacred truth They don’t understand (hey!) [Chorus] We are the flame in the ruins We are the dawn through the dust Hope is a promise we’re choosing Stronger than steel, stronger than rust Let all their rage eat them hollow Watch all their empires fall We are the flame in the ruins Love is the last word of all [Outro] We are the flame We are the flame In all this ruin We still remain
