Carry the Dawn

[Verse 1] You set the iron on the rail While ash came drifting through the gale Each blow answered the burning plain Each spark refused the hands of pain [Pre-Chorus] The ruined banner held its place Your steady hands would not give way [Chorus] Raise what the fire could not take Build from the pieces we save Past every thorn, past every scar We carry the dawn where we are [Verse 2] The mountain opened to the sun Gold roofs where all the roads ran on A compass turned above the stone And marked a path we’d make our own [Pre-Chorus] You lift your eyes beyond the flame The morning calls us by our name [Chorus] Raise what the fire could not take Build from the pieces we save Past every thorn, past every scar We carry the dawn where we are [Bridge] From the forge to the farthest height From the last red coal to the light No crown was waiting in the sky We made the road; we chose to rise [Final Chorus] Raise what the fire could not take Build from the pieces we save Past every thorn, past every scar We carry the dawn where we are We carry the dawn where we are [Outro] The hammer rests, the mountains shine A golden road beyond the iron line