Iron Road Rising

Lyrics

[Verse 1] At the edge of the wheat field, you tightened your worn boots A map with a torn corner, a promise you could not lose Your mother pressed a small coin into your open hand “Come back with your own story, not the one they planned” [Pre-Chorus] The gate gave way behind you The hill rose hard and steep You carried every question You carried what to keep [Chorus] Run where the cold wind gathers Climb till the earth falls away When every road asks for your name Answer with what you became Fall, but do not surrender Grieve, but do not remain The heart that crosses the mountain Will never fit its cage again [Verse 2] You found a bridge of cedar above a flooded pass A stranger shared his lantern, then vanished in the grass At dawn the river thundered, and half the bridge was gone You crossed on splintered fingers while the dark moved on [Pre-Chorus] The night had teeth around you The rain erased the trail You learned the weight of silence You learned the price of fail [Chorus] Run where the cold wind gathers Climb till the earth falls away When every road asks for your name Answer with what you became Fall, but do not surrender Grieve, but do not remain The heart that crosses the mountain Will never fit its cage again [Bridge] You met the fear you fed there It wore your younger face It said, “You are too broken” You said, “Then watch me change” One breath, one step, one heartbeat The locked door split with light You took the wound as wisdom And walked into the fight [Final Chorus] Run where the cold wind gathers Climb till the earth falls away When every road asks for your name Answer with what you became Rise, though the ground remembers Stand, though your hands still shake The heart that crosses the mountain Can teach the sleeping world to wake [Outro] At the edge of the wheat field, you set the old coin down A child asked where you had traveled You smiled and turned around