[Verse 1] He came in a crown of bone Through ash and frozen rain The towers bowed like reeds When he spoke the world's true name Black banners on the wind And graves began to wake The rivers turned to glass As every dawn went pale [Pre-Chorus] But up in the iron dark The night riders formed a line With fire in their dragon hearts And steel across the sky They heard the dead king calling They heard the whole earth split Then one old vow broke open Like a blade against the mist [Chorus] Long night, hold fast Long night, hold fast Dragons rise And the dead king falls Long night, hold fast Long night, hold fast We burn through the dark We take it all [Verse 2] The frost bit through their names The winter bit their skin Still every wingbeat thundered Still every beast rushed in They struck above the valley Where the shadows wore a face And lightning ran from scale to scale Through smoke and broken lace [Pre-Chorus] Then came the wolves and banners Then came the women too With torchlight in their ruined hands And blood-red winter dew The dragon over the spire The sword against the tomb The king of death stood watching As the night became his doom [Chorus] Long night, hold fast Long night, hold fast Dragons rise And the dead king falls Long night, hold fast Long night, hold fast We burn through the dark We take it all [Bridge] And when the sky went silent And the last grave lost its tongue The moon looked down in wonder At the war that had been won No more chains in the wasteland No more teeth beneath the snow Only fire over broken crowns And the first weak stars to show [Final Chorus] Long night, hold fast Long night, hold fast Dragons rise And the dead king falls Long night, hold fast Long night, hold fast We burn through the dark We take it all Long night, hold fast Long night, hold fast The world still breathes The dawn survives
