Here We Begin

[Intro] [Verse 1] I found a name beneath the stone Where roots were sleeping in the cold A king who crossed the stormy foam With broken hands and hearts of gold I used to laugh at blood and crown At faded walls and empty halls But voices rose from underground Like distant drums behind the walls [Pre-Chorus] Not all that fades is gone Not all that falls will end Some fires hide in ash and bone And wait to rise again [Chorus] Here we begin Where the old stones sing Raise up your glass to the rain and wind Here we begin Let the fiddles ring From dust and sorrow, we dance again Here we begin With the lost and the kin The road turns homeward in the end Here we begin Here we begin again [Verse 2] I left the throne, I kept the scars I traded gold for hearth and bread The children shout beneath the stars And old men bless the names long dead The tavern floor is worn and wide The pipes cry out, the rafters spin I hear the sea in every tide That brought my fathers wandering in [Pre-Chorus] Not every crown is worn Not every oath is loud Some kingdoms live in working hands And songs among the crowd [Chorus] Here we begin Where the old stones sing Raise up your glass to the rain and wind Here we begin Let the fiddles ring From dust and sorrow, we dance again Here we begin With the lost and the kin The road turns homeward in the end Here we begin Here we begin again [Bagpipes solo] [Bridge] If I was young, I would have called it dust A dying house, a fading name But age has taught my wandering heart That even ashes keep a flame So bring the bread, and bring the wine Bring every ghost we carry within Tonight the dead are drinking too And all of us begin again [Final Chorus] Here we begin Where the old stones sing Raise up your glass to the rain and wind Here we begin Let the fiddles ring From dust and sorrow, we dance again Here we begin With the lost and the kin The road turns homeward in the end Here we begin Here we begin again [Outro]