Red Banner

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I saw the gates at dawn, and you behind the stone. Your hands were cold as ash, your name was carved in bone. The bridge was all that stood, between my blood and home. [Pre-Chorus] So I unclasped my sword, and set my shield away. If one must break the wall, let me be the price to pay. Hear me now, hear me now, I will not turn away. [Chorus] Take my life, take my flame, let my oath remain. Take my life, take my flame, save their names from pain. I will fall, I will stand, in the smoke, in the rain. Take my life, take my flame, save their names from pain. (save their names) [Verse 2] I walked into the fire, the banners blacked with soot. The arrows filled the sky, but none could slow my foot. I held the line for you, with a wound in every step, and every breath I had was one the lost had kept. [Pre-Chorus] So if my voice should fade, let this be what you know: I gave the hill my heart, so you could make it home. Hear me now, hear me now, I will not let you go. [Chorus] Take my life, take my flame, let my oath remain. Take my life, take my flame, save their names from pain. I will fall, I will stand, in the smoke, in the rain. Take my life, take my flame, save their names from pain. (save their names) [Bridge] And when the morning comes, tell them I held the door. Tell my mother I was brave, tell my love I asked for more. Not gold, not crown, not praise, just their breathing in the dark. If my chest must be the wall, then let my heart be the spark. [Final Chorus] Take my life, take my flame, let my oath remain. Take my life, take my flame, save their names from pain. I will fall, I will stand, as the bells proclaim. Take my life, take my flame, save their names from pain. (save their names)