[Intro]
The sirens died before the dawn
Ash on the windows, power gone
I found your photograph face-down
Beside the door of our burned-out town
[Verse 1]
They came through fences, room by room
With hollow eyes and mouths of ruin
I drove the blade beneath the jaw
And heard your name inside the roar
One shell left in the rifle case
Your red scarf tied around my waist
I swore no dead hand, no disease
Would take the last thing left of me
[Pre-Chorus]
The hallway bends, the ceiling shakes
Your heartbeat is the choice I make
[Chorus]
I kill the dead to reach your door
Through every body on the floor
If love is pain, then let it scar
I’ll drag you back from where they are
When all my blood has filled the street
Your name will keep me on my feet
I’ll face the grave, I’ll face the flame
And die before I lose your name
[Verse 2]
The hospital was stripped and cold
The generators coughed like ghosts
A child’s toy spun beside the stairs
While something breathed behind the chairs
I saw your shadow through the glass
A flash of hope, a nightmare passed
You pressed one hand against the pane
I raised my gun and screamed your name
[Pre-Chorus]
The lock gave way, the swarm broke in
I felt the rot against my skin
[Chorus]
I kill the dead to reach your door
Through every body on the floor
If love is pain, then let it scar
I’ll drag you back from where they are
When all my blood has filled the street
Your name will keep me on my feet
I’ll face the grave, I’ll face the flame
And die before I lose your name
[Bridge]
You were bitten in the chapel light
You hid the wound beneath your sleeve
I saw the truth behind your eyes
And wished the dead had taken me
Don’t make me choose, don’t make me run
You’re still my heart, you’re still the one
If dawn arrives and you’re not there
I’ll follow you through poisoned air
[Breakdown]
No cure
No prayer
No mercy waiting anywhere
Your hands
Turn cold
I hold you while the silence grows
[Final Chorus]
I killed the dead to reach your door
Now there are no more doors anymore
If love is pain, then let it scar
I’ll hold you close beneath the stars
When all my blood has left the street
Your fading pulse is all I need
The world can rot, the heavens flame
I’ll die beside you with your name
[Outro]
The sirens died before the dawn
Two shadows vanished with the storm
No living witness, none remained
Just red dust falling through the rain