[Verse 1] We carved our names in the yew tree bark Swore we'd ride the same road Share the dark You kept the hawk feather I wore the ring Two boys in the border hills Promising everything [Pre-Chorus] Then came the king's red riders Then came the flags and fire They measured our shoulders Counted our scars Split our blood by the color of our stars [Chorus] Now we march under different banners You in gold I in tattered black Same storm sky over our armor But the lines won't let us turn back If our blades should meet in the thunder Brother Hear me under the roar I will drop my shield I will break like water Before I cut you down in this war [Verse 2] Mother lit candles for both our names One for your glory One for my shame I saw your face on a wanted wall "Hero of the eastern gate" Painted ten feet tall [Pre-Chorus] Do you still hum the river song When the campfires die and the nights run long Do you taste the ashes on every cheer Knowing I'm somewhere on the other spear [Chorus] Now we march under different banners You in gold I in tattered black Same storm sky over our armor But the lines won't let us turn back If our blades should meet in the thunder Brother Hear me under the roar I will drop my shield I will break like water Before I cut you down in this war [Bridge] Steel on steel And the crows fly low Mud runs red where the wild winds blow I see your crest through the broken rain (oh brother) Every arrow screams out your name [Chorus] Now we stand beneath broken banners Yours torn white Mine stained with ash Same pale sky over the fallen All the crowns sinking in the crash Our blades ring once in the thunder Then I pull you into my arms "Forgive me" caught on both our tongues As the battle dies around our hearts [Outro] When they write their songs of glory They will twist our shattered story But we'll be boys in the border hills again Two names carved in the yew In the rain
