[Verse 1]
The gate is split in two
Smoke crawls through the black stone
We drove the hounds back down
Now the sky has found their throne
No mercy in these wings
No prayer left to kneel
We came with iron vows
And a verdict made of steel
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the first shock ring
Hear the old bones crack
They thought they'd rise again
But we're coming back
[Chorus]
Stand firm, stand firm
We burn through the ashes of Hell
Stand firm, stand firm
We know this ground too well
They crawl, they rise
We strike them down again
Stand firm, stand firm
We do not break, we only end
[Verse 2]
Razor light on broken horns
White gold on blood-red flame
Their shattered ranks keep calling out
But we don't learn their names
Through the pits and slagged-out halls
We march like a holy flood
Each step a hammerfall
Each oath a river of blood
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the first shock ring
Hear the old bones crack
They thought they'd rise again
But we're coming back
[Chorus]
Stand firm, stand firm
We burn through the ashes of Hell
Stand firm, stand firm
We know this ground too well
They crawl, they rise
We strike them down again
Stand firm, stand firm
We do not break, we only end
[Bridge]
Let them claw at the dark
Let them scream our names
We have buried fear before
And we will do it again
No throne for the fallen
No mercy in our sight
The heavens march to war
And we own the night
[Final Chorus]
Stand firm, stand firm
We burn through the ashes of Hell
Stand firm, stand firm
We know this ground too well
They crawl, they rise
We strike them down again
Stand firm, stand firm
We do not break, we only end
[Outro]
Stand firm
Stand firm
We do not break
We only end