Ashes On His Hands

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Born in blood and stone Raised by a war god's hand A blade in every prayer A curse he couldn't stand He wore the red like shame Carved deep into his skin Every death he carried home Every loss he buried in [Pre-Chorus] He tried to break the chain He tried to shut the door But every time he turned away They came back wanting more [Chorus] Ashes on his hands Ashes on his name He keeps on walking Through the smoke and pain Ashes on his hands He won't kneel down A god of wounds and wrath Still standing his ground [Verse 2] He left the broken throne With a boy beside his side A son with quiet eyes And a world too hard to hide He taught him how to hunt How to seal the fear away How to aim the angry heart And find a better way [Pre-Chorus] The road was long and cold The wolves came sniffing close But in the dark he learned What a father owes [Chorus] Ashes on his hands Ashes on his name He keeps on walking Through the smoke and pain Ashes on his hands He won't kneel down A god of wounds and wrath Still standing his ground [Bridge] Sparta still lives in him Under every scar The rage, the guilt, the iron The ghost of what they are He can break the mountain He can split the sea But the hardest fight he ever knew Was learning how to be [Final Chorus] Ashes on his hands Ashes on his name He keeps on walking Through the smoke and pain Ashes on his hands He won't kneel down A god of wounds and wrath Still standing his ground