[Verse 1] Tankard slammed Foam on his beard Scars like maps Burned and seared One eye laughs One eye gone Says "Sit close Night is long" Smoke-thick air Rust-red floor Steel by the door Still stained from war Kids lean in Old men grin "Name your fear" He starts to spin— [Pre-Chorus] "Scaled wings Blot out dawn Ash for snow Fields all gone" His hand shakes Grips the hilt Every word Dripping guilt [Chorus] Raise your cups for the tales of the broken Ale and ashen steel Every promise left unspoken For every dragon burned Every brother that fell He drinks So we don't carry that hell Raise your cups Let the old wounds sing In the roar of the fire Hear the war drums ring [Verse 2] Hearts on pikes Over blackened stone He mutters names In a gravel tone "One swung wide One stood fast One called flame With his final gasp" Thick scale plate Cracked like clay River ran red Turned night from day "Gold in the gorge Glory They said" He stares at the floor Counts the dead [Pre-Chorus] "Great horns Split the clouds Men turned ash Heroes bowed" His laugh dies In his throat Grief and rage In every note [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] He drains his cup But the thirst stays Not for drink For the lost days [hoarse whisper] "Every cheer Buries one more face" Then he roars Till he shakes the place [growled vocals] "To the ones who ran To the ones who stayed To the nameless bones In the pits we made" [guitar solo] [Chorus]
