Glory Is Pain

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You bind the red cloth round your wrist And step where winter buries names The iron taste upon your lip The hill remembers every claim [Pre-Chorus] You asked what crowns are made of I watched you turn away [Chorus] Glory is pain, carved into the bone A fire you carry when you walk alone Glory is pain, the price beneath the praise You give your blood, and still you face the day [Verse 2] Your mother keeps the doorway clear A bowl of salt beside the flame She does not ask what waits out there She only speaks your childhood name [Pre-Chorus] The ravens cross the ridge line The dawn has learned to wait [Chorus] Glory is pain, carved into the bone A fire you carry when you walk alone Glory is pain, the price beneath the praise You give your blood, and still you face the day [Bridge] If victory leaves no hand to hold If songs are all that follow home Then let the truth be plainly told: No crown can warm a heart of stone [Final Chorus] Glory is pain, carved into the bone A fire you carry when you walk alone Glory is pain, but you are not its name Lay down the iron; keep the life you saved [Outro] Keep the life you saved Keep the life you saved