[Intro] Fire’s low Armor piled by the door Ash on my hands Dust on the floor Names in the smoke that the embers draw Faces I traded to follow the law [Verse 1] I could’ve had fields on the hillside Love Barefoot children in the river’s run You in the doorway Hair undone Counting the days by the setting sun [Pre-Chorus] But I chose banners Iron and flame Swore on a lie with my father’s name Every road I took to earn this blade Cut one more dream away [Chorus] So sing me a warrior’s lullaby For the boy I buried inside this sky For the ring I never placed in your hand For the home I never learned to defend I march through the thunder Sleep in the cold Trade pieces of my heart for pieces of gold If fate is a river I can’t defy Let it drown me soft in a warrior’s lullaby [Verse 2] I see your lantern in the far-off rain Shining through winters that never came Did you grow older Did you forget Or keep my promise like an unpaid debt I taste your laughter in the campfire wine Hear our first dance in the watchman’s chime Every command that drags me on Steals one more word from the songs we sung [Pre-Chorus] I held the line I broke the shield I watched boys vanish in the crimson field For every victory the bards will praise A quiet life was razed [Chorus] So sing me a warrior’s lullaby For the paths I passed and never tried For the child that never carried my name For the walls that never knew our flame I march through the thunder Sleep in the cold Trade pieces of my heart for pieces of gold If fate is a river I can’t defy Let it drown me soft in a warrior’s lullaby [Bridge] If there’s a world where I turned back Dropped my sword Left the battle track Would you be waiting at the garden gate Or was your heart always promised to fate I ask the stars But they won’t speak (won’t speak) They only shine on what I’ve seen A ghost in mail A hollow king Cradling crowns that don’t mean a thing (oh) [Chorus] So sing me a warrior’s lullaby Let the steel slip warm from my side Let the ghosts I carry loosen their hold Let my story finally be told I’ve marched through the thunder Slept in the cold Traded pieces of my heart for pieces of gold If fate is a river I can’t deny Let it carry me home in a warrior’s lullaby [Outro] Fire burns low Dawn in the haze Lay down my helm Remember your face If there’s a road where our lives align May I find you there Beyond this line
