Ashen Crown

Lyrics

[Verse 1] He came from the pines at dawn Boots worn thin on stone Eyes like winter on a blade He keeps his secrets closed Ancient moss on broken gates Names lost under rain Every road has marked his hands With ash and old restraint [Pre-Chorus] Say his name, he turns away A bitter smile, a sharpened face Trust comes slow to one betrayed But still he walks that way [Chorus] Ashen crown, stand tall Ashen crown, don't fall He guards the lost at the edge of night Ashen crown, burn bright Ashen crown, rise He won't kneel to the dark this time [Verse 2] Through the mist of mountain halls Past the ruby leaves He laughs at kings with silver speech And cuts their tricks to pieces In the ruins, children hide He leaves them bread and steel Cold as frost, he speaks in jabs But every wound he feels [Pre-Chorus] He learned the cost of open hands When loyalty turned into sand Still he draws that line again For the weak and trembling [Chorus] Ashen crown, stand tall Ashen crown, don't fall He guards the lost at the edge of night Ashen crown, burn bright Ashen crown, rise He won't kneel to the dark this time [Bridge] Beneath the old moon's broken arc He names the faces in his scars Betrayal tried to leave him bare But left a fire waiting there So if the shadows come for you He'll be the blade they cannot move A bitter heart, a steady hand The last oath in a shattered land [Final Chorus] Ashen crown, stand tall Ashen crown, don't fall He guards the lost at the edge of night Ashen crown, burn bright Ashen crown, rise Still unbroken when the dark descends Ashen crown, stand tall Ashen crown, don't fall He keeps his vow where the fire lies Ashen crown, burn bright Ashen crown, rise A lonely hero, but he still defies