[Verse 1] Grey dawn breathing over steel Salt on lips A humming keel Dog tags cold against my skin Prayers half-whispered through the din Boats carve furrows through the foam Every face thinks back to home Officer's watch checks one last time Heartbeats ticking down the line [Chorus] Raise your eyes to the sands of Normandie Every cross Every name Writes our history They were young They were scared Still they took the lead On that shore On that day They became the shield we need Heroes in the fire On the sands of Normandie [Verse 2] Ramp door drops The daylight screams Shattered water Splintered beams Friend goes under Doesn't rise Red tide swallowing our cries Crawl through hail that splits the stone Nobody makes it there alone Hand on shoulder "You go first" Someone stands and meets the burst [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] They climbed the cliffs with bleeding hands Ropes like lifelines in the sand Smoke and thunder Torn-up ground Still they moved They held that line [Build] [whispered vocals] For the ones who never turned For the graves in foreign earth [full voice] We inherit what they earned Every choice Every word [Chorus]
