(Verse 1)
In the frost of sixty-three the spark was born,
Young hearts rose against the tsar's iron thorn.
From Warsaw streets to forests deep and wide,
They took the oath with fire burning inside.
Scythes on poles against the cannon's roar,
Peasants stood where nobles fought before.
The eagle screamed beneath the winter sky,
For freedom's call they'd live or they would die.
(Pre-chorus)
No mercy came from Moscow's frozen hand,
Only chains and graves across the land!
(Chorus)
January flames in the snow they rise,
Burning bright then fading in our eyes!
Blood on white, the price we pay,
For the dream that never sees the day!
January flames, eternal cry,
Heroes fall but spirits never die!
In the cold the memory remains,
January flames... January flames!
(Verse 2)
Through the nights they struck with silent blade,
Ambush swift, then vanished in the shade.
Gallows waited for the ones they caught,
Ropes around the necks of those who fought.
Young and old in exile sent away,
To the mines where endless night holds sway.
Yet in every village tale was told,
Of the fire that refused to grow cold.
(Pre-chorus)
The empire crushed them, broke their every stand,
But the soul of Poland gripped the land!
(Chorus)
January flames in the snow they rise,
Burning bright then fading in our eyes!
Blood on white, the price we pay,
For the dream that never sees the day!
January flames, eternal cry,
Heroes fall but spirits never die!
In the cold the memory remains,
January flames... January flames!
Bridge (wolniejsze, prawie balladowe – tylko gitara akustyczna/lead + delikatny chór, potem budowanie)
Whispers in the wind through broken trees...
Names carved deep in history...
They gave their youth, their final breath...
For a dawn that cheated death...
(Nagle ciężki riff wraca, perkusja podwójna stopa – kulminacja)
(Final Chorus)
January flames in the snow they rise,
Burning through the years in our cries!
Blood on white, forever we pay,
For the freedom stolen away!
January flames, never say goodbye,
In our hearts the embers never die!
Through the storm the legend remains,
January flames... January flames!
