Inside the Horse

[intro] [Verse 1] They built it high with hollow breath A gift of peace, a lie of death The gates swung wide, the fools believed But shadows hid what none could see [Pre-Chorus] No trumpet sound, no battle cry Just silent hearts and watching eyes [Chorus] We’re inside the horse tonight Holding swords and swallowing pride The stars won’t shine for Troy again By dawn, the fire will make it end [Verse 2] We heard the songs, we saw the flame The kings who gambled with no shame Ten years of blood, ten years of pain All sealed within a wooden frame [Pre-Chorus] A whispered oath beneath the floor To end a thousand myths and more [Chorus] We’re inside the horse tonight Ghosts in oak, no need to fight The gods all turned their gaze away As brothers carved their own decay [Bridge] And Helen weeps behind a wall The city sleeps before the fall No honor left, no final prayer Just smoke and silence in the air [Final Chorus] We were inside the horse tonight Not for glory, not for right Just one last move in a losing game Now history forgets our names [Outro] Ashes rain on golden stone And no one ever rides back home [ending]