[Intro] Ash settles soft on the railway stone One forge still burns where the fields are gone [Verse 1] You set the broken blade in the flame I hear the old rails answer your name Black dust gathers along your sleeve You strike once more; the dead embers breathe [Pre-Chorus] No crown was given, no road was spared You made your oath with scorched hands there [Chorus] Iron born, carry the morning through Past the ruin, the mountain breaks blue Raise what the fire could not consume Build us a home where the gold skies bloom [Verse 2] A brass sun turns over stone and snow The hidden roads begin to show You lift your eyes from the hammerβs fall And see a bright city beyond it all [Pre-Chorus] The years of ash cannot command The shape of what we raise by hand [Chorus] Iron born, carry the morning through Past the ruin, the mountain breaks blue Raise what the fire could not consume Build us a home where the gold skies bloom [Bridge] When every measure finds its place When every fracture meets its face Let the high horn call across the plain We build from loss; we rise again [Final Chorus] Iron born, carry the morning through Past the ruin, the mountain breaks blue Raise what the fire could not consume Build us a home where the gold skies bloom [Outro] The forge falls still; the new walls stand A dawn made real by a steady hand
