[Verse 1]
I still hear your boots on the stone
War paint drying on steel
You laughed at the edge of the world
Dared the dark to cut a deal
Now the hall is cold and hollow
All the banners hang like shrouds
I drink to the fallen tomorrow
But tonight I curse out loud
[Pre-Chorus]
Every oath we carved in the oak
Burns my tongue when I speak your name
I reach through the smoke
Chasing shadows
Choking flame
[Chorus]
I ride with the ghost of you
Through the ash and the afterglow (oh)
Every road
Every wound
Is a kingdom you’ll never know
You’re the war cry stuck in my lungs
The unfinished
Fearless truth
I live
I bleed
I break
With the ghost of you
[Verse 2]
Your shield still scars my shoulder
Leather cracked by ancient rain
I trace every cut in the metal
Like a map of our old campaigns
Crow songs circle the ramparts
Dawn bleeds rust on the snow
I swear I can see your shadow
Where the torches used to glow
[Pre-Chorus]
Every story sung in the fire
Turns to armor over my blame
But under the choir
I still hear you call my name
[Chorus]
I ride with the ghost of you
Through the ash and the afterglow (hey!)
Every road
Every wound
Is a kingdom you’ll never know
You’re the war cry stuck in my lungs
The unfinished
Fearless truth
I live
I bleed
I break
With the ghost of you
[Bridge]
If there’s a gate in the sky
I’ll tear it wide with these hands
If there’s a throne where you lie
I’ll drag it back to these lands
I won’t lay my sword beside yours
Not till the debt is repaid
I’ll carry your fire
Through night that we never outran
[Chorus]
I ride with the ghost of you
Through the ash and the afterglow
Every road
Every wound
Is a kingdom we’ll never know
You’re the war cry stuck in my lungs
The unfinished
Burning truth
I live
I bleed
I break
But I will not fade
I live
I bleed
I rage
With the ghost of you