(Verse 1) Smoke fills the sky (sky), a twisted, bitter gray Echoes of a siren, a prayer no one will say The ground trembles (tremblessss) beneath this hollow sound No shade from the sun on scorched earth and broken ground (broken ground) (Chorus) The river runs red (The river runs red) With the words that were said (Words that were said) A heavy weight upon our heads (Upon our heads) A path of silent dread (Silent dread) Look at the harvest that we have sown (Harvest that we've sown) A field of futures overthrown (Futures overthrown) (Verse 2) The old ones talk of peace that once was known (once known) Before the seeds of hatred had been thrown The children play with stories of the brave Not knowing what it costs to live and to save (to live and to save) (Chorus) The river runs red (The river runs red) With the words that were said (Words that were said) A heavy weight upon our heads (Upon our heads) A path of silent dread (Silent dread) Look at the harvest that we have sown (Harvest that we've sown) A field of futures overthrown (Futures overthrown) (Verse 3) A single flicker in the endless night The final breath before the blinding light And all that's left is what's behind the eye A story told beneath an empty sky (an empty sky) An emptyyyyyyyyyyyyy skyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy (skyyyyyyy)