Steel in the Sanctuary

[Verse 1]
Dust in my teeth
Blood on my tongue
Prayers like sparks
From a shield come undone
Banner in rags
Still over my head
Every step closer
To cities of the dead
[Pre-Chorus]
They scream my name
As the shadows close
I taste my fear
Like rust on the rose
[Chorus]
I raise my blade for the broken
Steel in the sanctuary
Hearts awoke
If I fall here
Let it be
With their voices calling me
I carve our vow in the open sky
For every soul that cannot fight
I bleed tonight
A holy knight
[Verse 2]
Fire on the walls
Stone starts to crack
Children in cellars
Pray I come back
Armor is split
Flesh
It will mend
Faith is the weapon
That does not bend
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear their cries
Through the clash and roar
Their quiet hope
Is the drum of war
[Chorus]
I raise my blade for the broken
Steel in the sanctuary
Hearts awoke
If I fall here
Let it be
With their voices calling me
I carve our vow in the open sky
For every soul that cannot fight
I bleed tonight
A holy knight
[Bridge]
If this is where
My story ends (hey!)
Lay me down
Where the light descends
On every grave
That their hate has sown
I swear this oath
You won’t die alone
[Chorus]
I raise my blade for the broken
Steel in the sanctuary
Hearts awoke
If I fall here
Let it be
With their voices calling me
I carve our vow in the open sky
For every soul that cannot fight
I bleed tonight
A holy knight

metal, Epic European power metal, twin-guitar leads and galloping kick drums; verses ride chugging palm-mutes under soaring male vocals, chorus explodes with stacked harmonies and choir pads, bridge drops to halftime with a melodic guitar solo and tom-heavy build back into final hook