(Verse 1) The mansion burned, the smoke filled up the room, I felt like I was stepping in my tomb. I blamed myself for things I couldn't change, A frightened boy in worlds too wide and strange. I ran away to lose the guilt and shame, Playing with shadows, hiding from my name. (Chorus) 'Cause we fall down so we can learn to rise, Finding our truth beneath the open skies. No matter how the shadows try to sever, We carry on, yeah, we shine on forever. Yeah, take a breath, let every fear give way, Turning our darkest struggles to the day. (Verse 2) Then Ducard whispered secrets in the chill, To train the body, discipline the will. He said that justice is a higher call, Above the vengeance and above the brawl. He wanted darkness to consume the soul, To break the man and leave him never whole. (Chorus) 'Cause we fall down so we can learn to rise, Finding our truth beneath the open skies. No matter how the shadows try to sever, We carry on, yeah, we shine on forever. Yeah, take a breath, let every fear give way, Turning our darkest struggles to the day. (Verse 3) I looked at flames and knew I had to choose, Between my anger and the things I lose. I couldn't kill for justice or for pride, I had to save the innocence inside. So let the temple crumble to the floor, I walked away and closed that heavy door. (Chorus) 'Cause we fall down so we can learn to rise, Finding our truth beneath the open skies. No matter how the shadows try to sever, We carry on, yeah, we shine on forever. Yeah, take a breath, let every fear give way, Turning our darkest struggles to the day. (Verse 4) Back in the city where the fear runs deep, I had to find a promise I could keep. What was the terror that had haunted me? A flock of bats, a dark and hollow tree. I realized then, to make the city healed, I had to face the monster I concealed. (Chorus) 'Cause we fall down so we can learn to rise, Finding our truth beneath the open skies. No matter how the shadows try to sever, We carry on, yeah, we shine on forever. Yeah, take a breath, let every fear give way, Turning our darkest struggles to the day. (Verse 5) It’s not what's underneath, it's what we do, That defines who we are and proves us true. I wear the cowl to give the wicked dread, And guard the living where the lost have bled. I am no longer running from the past, I found my purpose and my strength at last. (Chorus) 'Cause we fall down so we can learn to rise, Finding our truth beneath the open skies. No matter how the shadows try to sever, We carry on, yeah, we shine on forever. Yeah, take a breath, let every fear give way, Turning our darkest struggles to the day. (Verse 6) So let the signal burn into the cloud, A beacon speaking softly to the crowd. We all have fears that try to pull us down, Trying to shake our footing in the town. But step right up and face the midnight chill— We learn to rise because we have the will. (Chorus) 'Cause we fall down so we can learn to rise, Finding our truth beneath the open skies. No matter how the shadows try to sever, We carry on, yeah, we shine on forever. Yeah, take a breath, let every fear give way, Turning our darkest struggles to the day.
