[Intro] [low cello drone, atmospheric synth pad] [baritone male vocals, whispered] Ash to ash Name by name Lay your burden Cross the flame [orchestral strings swell, staccato violin ostinato enters] [heavy drum hit, distorted electric guitar power chords] [Verse 1] [drums and guitar drop out, piano and cello continue] I walk where rivers cease to flow Where kings and beggars softly lie No crown remains, no blade held high Only silence meets the sky [Verse 2] [bass guitar and light percussion enter] I gather every final breath The whispered hopes left hanging there No soul forgotten in the rain No lonely end, no nameless grave [Pre-Chorus] [strings build intensity, snare rolls] Lay your soul Close your eyes The river waits beyond the night [Chorus] [full band, driving drums, distorted guitar, orchestral brass] Come with me, fear no more The war has passed beyond this shore Lay your grief, lay your pain No heart is lost to time again Bell by bell, flame by flame I carry every forgotten name Walk with me, take my hand Beyond the veil you'll understand [Bridge] [guitar and drums drop out, piano and strings] The smoke still clings to broken stone To empty halls and splintered thrones Yet every echo that remains Still remembers whispered names [drums and guitar re-enter, building crescendo] I hear the child, I hear the king The quiet monk who could not sing No voice too small, no soul too weak All are welcome when they seek [vocal belt] When the last light fades away I will know the way [Chorus] [full orchestral rock arrangement] Come with me, fear no more The war has passed beyond this shore Lay your grief, lay your pain No heart is lost to time again Bell by bell, flame by flame I carry every forgotten name Walk with me, take my hand Beyond the veil you'll understand [Outro] [music cuts to rhythmic chanting and heavy percussion] Kings, soldiers, mothers, children, saints, sinners Ash makes equals of us all [distorted guitar solo enters] [Chorus reprise with high-energy drums] Come with me, fear no more No soul shall wander evermore When your story meets its end You will never walk alone again Bell by bell, flame by flame I keep alive each spoken name When the final lantern glows I'll be waiting at the crossing [final heavy drum hit] Come The river remembers [cello fades out]
