[Intro]
From the mountains
The wanderer came
Heart full of fire
Step through the flame (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Dust on his boots
Old roads in his eyes
Carry in his chest
Every unheard cry
Kept that whisper
From the deep unknown
Voice of the Soul
Like a thunderstone
Hands on the wire
Rust on the chain
Song of freedom
Cutting through the pain
Stood by the gate
Where the dark ones sit
Feeding on the fear
Saying, "This is it"
[Chorus]
At the iron gate
Where the evil men wait
He sings for the vassels of light
(stand up, stand up)
From the highest peak
To the cold concrete
That song turns the shadows to white
(ride out, ride out)
From the mountains he came
With a torch in his veins
And a word that could shatter the night
Oh, the iron gate
Starts shaking from the vassels of light
[Verse 2]
They laugh in their towers
Counting their gold
He just walks closer
Young and ancient old
Every step echo
On the broken stone
Every quiet fighter
Feels less alone
He don't raise a sword
He don't lift a gun
Just opens his mouth
And the chords run
Chains feel heavy
Then they start to fade
As the locked-up hearts
All slip their cage (hey)
[Chorus]
At the iron gate
Where the evil men wait
He sings for the vassels of light
(stand up, stand up)
From the highest peak
To the cold concrete
That song turns the shadows to white
(ride out, ride out)
From the mountains he came
With a torch in his veins
And a word that could shatter the night
Oh, the iron gate
Starts breaking from the vassels of light
[Bridge]
One breath
Two breaths
Silence, then a roar
All the quiet ones
Rushing through the door
He was just a wanderer
Burned by the climb
Till the whole world
Took up his line
[Chorus]
At the iron gate
Where the evil men wait
He sings for the vassels of light
(stand up, stand up)
From the highest peak
To the cold concrete
That song turns the shadows to white
(ride out, ride out)
From the mountains he came
Now his name in the wind
Every heart is a flame in the fight
Oh, the iron gate
Falls open for the vassels of light