Let the Dark Have the Dead

[Intro] [soft drum pulse Distant hum] Let the dark have the dead Let the dark have the dead [Verse 1] Ash on the door Names on the stone We sang them home Then walked on Smoke in our hair Salt on our skin We leave what’s gone Where it has been [Chorus] Let the dark have the dead Let the soil hold their stories We have breath We have bread We have time for our glory Lift your life Lift your life To the drum in your chest Let the dark have the dead May their sleep be blessed [Verse 2] Old women laugh At the edge of the field They know the price They know what heals Child with a scar Still chasing the sun Falling Then rising Running Still run [Chorus] Let the dark have the dead Let the soil hold their stories We have breath We have bread We have time for our glory Lift your life Lift your life To the drum in your chest Let the dark have the dead May their sleep be blessed [Bridge] (Oh hey ya) We are the ones who stay (Oh hey ya) We are the ones who sing (Oh hey ya) Blood in the river Clear Fear in the fire Thinning [Chorus] Let the dark have the dead Let the soil hold their stories We have breath We have bread We have time for our glory Lift your life Lift your life To the drum in your chest Let the dark have the dead You are for the rest