Purchase Your Peace

Lyrics

[Intro] [Orchestral] [Verse 1] At the gate where the black river turns, I found your name in the ash. Behind me, the towers burned; Before me, the soldiers passed. You held the child to your heart, While the iron bells called for war. I swore that we would not part, Then I stepped through the door. [Pre-Chorus] Do not follow, do not cry, Let my last vow become your sky. [Chorus] I will go where the arrows fall, I will stand when the brave men flee. If one life can answer the call, Let that life be taken from me. Raise the gates, let the dawn return, Let the fields forget my name. In the fire where the old walls burn, I will purchase your peace with flame. [Verse 2] There was frost on the captain’s hand, There was blood beneath every shield. I walked alone across the land Where the wounded refused to yield. Then I heard your morning song From a valley beyond the hill; It gave my failing heart the strength To climb when the world stood still. [Pre-Chorus] Do not follow, do not cry, Love is a blade that teaches why. [Chorus] I will go where the arrows fall, I will stand when the brave men flee. If one life can answer the call, Let that life be taken from me. Raise the gates, let the dawn return, Let the fields forget my name. In the fire where the old walls burn, I will purchase your peace with flame. [Bridge] If the heavens demand a witness, If the earth must drink one vow, Let the thunder write forgiveness, Let the silence find you now. Tell our child I feared the night, But I feared your sorrow more. When the final bell gives light, I will be waiting at the shore. [Final Chorus] I will go where the arrows fall, I will stand though my heartbeat cease. If one life can shelter them all, Let my ending become their peace. Raise the gates, let the dawn return, Let the fields forget my name. Though my blood darkens stone and fern, Your tomorrow will rise from the flame. [Outro] No crown, no grave, no song remains— Only your hands, free from chains. [Orchestral Finale]