[Verse 1]
Boot prints in the ashes
My breath a broken glass
His shadow on the doorway
A past I can’t walk past
He wears the face I trusted
Eyes like a loaded gun
Says
"Kneel before your master"
I taste the iron
Run
[Chorus]
I am screaming in the fire
On my knees but burning higher
I can't fight this hate alone
I need a heart to call me home
When the darkness takes control
And I’m choking on my soul
If there’s a hero in this hell
Take my hand and drag me from the well
[Verse 2]
Chains rattle like a choir
He circles
Sharp and slow
His words cut deeper
Than any wound he’ll ever show
But something cracks inside him
A memory breaks his stare
He drops the blade between us
Whispers
"I’m still there"
[Chorus]
I am screaming in the fire
On my knees but burning higher
I can't fight this hate alone
I need a heart to call me home
When the darkness takes control
And I’m choking on my soul
If there’s a hero in this hell
Take my hand and drag me from the well
[Bridge]
[Half-time
Guitars open up]
Side by side in the slaughter (hey!)
Back to back in the storm
He turns his rage on the monster
He once became in human form
Steel on skin
Sparks on stone
We carve a path through teeth and bone
He takes the wound meant for my chest
Falls in my arms
A red-stained crest
He smiles
"You were my saving"
Blood warm on my hands
Still raining
"I was the evil at your door
Now I’m the shield you’re fighting for" (oh)
[Chorus]
I am screaming in the fire
But his name becomes my choir
I won’t face this night alone
He died to send me home
When the darkness took control
He poured his life into my soul
My fallen hero in this hell
I rise and carry what he fell
[Outro]
One last breath on his lips
One last word he can’t say
I close his eyes like a promise
I will live
He will pay