Ashes of the Fallen

​[Intro] [Deep, raspy cello solo] [Sound of wind and heavy footsteps] ​[Verse 1] The sun is cold, a pale white eye Watching over where the broken lie Rust and bone, a garden of lead Feeding on the shadows of the dead No more names, only numbers on the wall Waiting for the silence to take us all ​[Pre-Chorus] Don’t look back, don’t hold your breath Every heartbeat is a dance with death (A dance with death...) ​[Chorus] Walking through the ashes of a world we knew Searching for a god that won’t come through Blood on the gravel, dirt in the vein Nothing left to lose, and nothing to gain We are the ghosts, we are the gray Chasing the ghosts of yesterday ​[Verse 2] Barbed wire crown, a kingdom of dust Trading our souls for a scrap of trust A hollow sound in a hollow chest The hungry never sleep, they never rest They’re at the gate, they’re in the wire The world is drowning in a cold, black fire ​[Bridge] [Tension building strings] [Whispered] Quiet... stay quiet... They hear the pulse, they feel the fear The end is not coming... The end is already here. ​[Guitar/Cello Solo - Distorted and slow] ​[Chorus] Walking through the ashes of a world we knew Searching for a god that won’t come through Blood on the gravel, dirt in the vein Nothing left to lose, and nothing to gain We are the ghosts, we are the gray Chasing the ghosts of yesterday ​[Outro] Keep moving... (Don't look back) Into the gray... (Don't look back) The earth is heavy... The road is long... [Slow fade out with a single, dissonant cello note] ​[End]