Crown of Ember cover art

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Ash in my lungs
Iron on my tongue
I dragged my name
Through the teeth of the world
Blood on the flag
Tore it from the mast
Every vow I swore
Came back as a curse

[Pre-Chorus]
But in the cracks of the stone I see it
Tiny spark that refuses to die
If the sky wants to drown this fire
Let it try
Let it try (yeah)

[Chorus]
Raise the crown of ember high
Burning in a broken sky
If I fall
I fall in flames
Carve my scars into your chains
I was forged to walk through fire
Scream the pain and feed the pyre
From the ruins
Hear my cry
Crown of ember
Never die

[Verse 2]
Boot prints on glass
Shattered halls of kings
Gold-throated ghosts
Still choking on greed
I wear their doubts
Like rust on my skin
Every wound I hide
Turns to heated steel

[Pre-Chorus]
All the shadows they threw behind me
Only sharpen the edge of my stride
If the dark wants to claim my breathing
Let it try
Let it try (come on)

[Chorus]
Raise the crown of ember high
Burning in a broken sky
If I fall
I fall in flames
Carve my scars into your chains
I was forged to walk through fire
Scream the pain and feed the pyre
From the ruins
Hear my cry
Crown of ember
Never die

[Bridge]
[Instrumental – long guitar solo
Builds from melodic phrasing to blazing runs
Band drops to half-time
Then explodes back in]

[Chorus]
Raise the crown of ember high
Burning in a broken sky
If I fall
I fall in flames
Carve my scars into your chains
I was forged to walk through fire
Scream the pain and feed the pyre
From the ruins
Hear my cry
Crown of ember
Never die (never die)