[Intro] [church bells toll Distant] Shadows on the chapel wall Flags folded in the nave Names carved in the marble Candles shiver Brave [Verse 1] Bootprints on the cobblestone Rain washing rust from stone Old film flickers on the screen Faces gone But not alone Steel eyes in a grainy frame Young hearts under borrowed skies Every frame a quiet vow Marching on in black and white [Chorus] Raise up the banner in the ringing air Hear the iron in our hymn In our prayer For the ones who stood where the streets run red We remember what they gave What they bled In the dark In the doubt When the last bell sounds This land is the echo of their holy ground [Verse 2] Trumpet by the open grave Soft steps on the winter grass Mother biting back a cry Hand tight on a folded sash Old men in their crooked coats Salute ghosts they used to know Church doors breathing out the smoke Of a thousand “never let go” [Chorus] Raise up the banner in the ringing air Hear the iron in our hymn In our prayer For the ones who stood where the streets run red We remember what they gave What they bled In the dark In the doubt When the last bell sounds This land is the echo of their holy ground [Bridge] We don’t sing of glory easy (no) We sing names We sing scars Every cross along the hillside Lines up with the stars [Chorus] Raise up the banner in the ringing air Hear the iron in our hymn In our prayer For the ones who stood where the streets run red We remember what they gave What they bled In the dark In the doubt When the last bell sounds This land is the echo of their holy ground
