[Verse 1] Smoldering timber and the scent of the clay Everything we guarded has been carried away No laughter in the tents, no breath in the yard Just the black on my hands where the fire hit hard The men that I led, now they look at me cold With stones in their palms and a grief uncontrolled They whisper of blood, they are choking on tears For the sons and the daughters they held through the years [Chorus] And the ash is rising high, choking out the sun When the wells are running dry and the kingdom is undone My soul is torn in two, bent beneath the rod But in the ruins of the dust, I will strengthen in my God Yes, in the ruins of the dust, I will strengthen in my God [Verse 2] The weight of the crown before it ever was made Is a valley of ghosts and a rusting blade They weep till their throats can no longer cry out Leaving only the wind and the poison of doubt My chest is a cavern, my breathing is thin How did we conquer only to let the dark in? But I will not bow to the shadow of dread [Chorus] While the ash is rising high, choking out the sun When the wells are running dry and the kingdom is undone My soul is torn in two, bent beneath the rod But in the ruins of the dust, I will strengthen in my God Yes, in the ruins of the dust, I will strengthen in my God [Bridge] Bring me the ephod, bring me the light Let the voice of the holy cut through the night Shall I pursue? Will we overcome? Or is this the end of the things we begun? I hear the answer in the beating of my chest: *Rise up from the weeping, put the sorrow to rest.* [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Though the ash is rising high, choking out the sun When the wells are running dry and the kingdom is undone My soul is torn in two, bent beneath the rod But in the ruins of the dust, I will strengthen in my God Yes, in the ruins of the dust, I will strengthen in my God [Outro] In the dust... I find my strength. We will march. We will recover it all. [End]
