[Verse 1] The world bent first Then learned to smile But I saw the crack Under every tile Black at the window Still, I stayed awake It did not come to bless It came to break [Pre-Chorus] Not good, not evil Just what remains When truth stands bare In the rain [Chorus] Raven on the ruins Raven on the ruins I bear witness I bear witness Raven on the ruins Raven on the ruins No mask, no mercy Only this [Verse 2] Ugly to the proud Honest to the wreck It will not be painted Or pinned to the neck It does not sing It does not pretend A caw through the silence At the very end [Pre-Chorus] No plea for rescue No trade in gold Just the weight it carries Cold and whole [Chorus] Raven on the ruins Raven on the ruins I bear witness I bear witness Raven on the ruins Raven on the ruins No mask, no mercy Only this [Bridge] If you fear its shadow You fear the crack Not the bird that circles What is already black It did not choose this But it did not flee And in a broken world That looks like bravery [Final Chorus] Raven on the ruins Raven on the ruins I bear witness I bear witness Raven on the ruins Raven on the ruins It lives inside the flaw And so do we
