Battle Of Doubles

[Verse 1] Born in the shadow of the same red keep Salt in our hair from the narrow sea Two cribs One cradle-song Whispered low “You breathe I breathe. You go I go” Shared one tutor Shared every bruise Traded our names like worn-out shoes Switching places just to watch them curse (Loved you best, or loved you first?) [Chorus] This is the battle of doubles One wound Two crimson trails If you fall I stumble If I falter Your armor fails Hand on your shoulder at the gallows Hand on your reins in the sky We live as the break of a single arrow We die as one shattered cry [Verse 2] They gave us dragons the year we bled Bronze and black Both sharp as dread Fed them from the same cut palm They learned our voices Learned our calm You steered for fire I steered for storm Two dark wings in a single swarm All their crowns and careful plans Broke on the bond of our braided hands [Chorus] This is the battle of doubles One wound Two crimson trails If you fall I stumble If I falter Your armor fails Hand on your shoulder at the gallows Hand on your reins in the sky We live as the break of a single arrow We die as one shattered cry [Bridge] Remember the river of burning men? How you turned back once Then again You swore “If they take you They take me too” I laughed like it wasn’t already true (oh) Steel found your breast through the dragon’s scale I felt it bloom in my own mail You slipped from the saddle I closed my eyes And pulled my beast into the dive [Chorus] This is the battle of doubles One wound Two crimson trails If you fall I stumble If I falter Your armor fails Hand on your shoulder at the gallows Hand on your reins in the sky We lived as the break of a single arrow We died as one shattered cry [Outro] Two charred helms on a quiet wall Two names carved in a space too small They’ll sing of kings and the wars they planned But not the twins with the braided hands