[Verse 1]
I came up on that stone
Where the winter bites
Every block got a ghost
And it knows my name
Mama kept the door cracked
For the late-night pain
I learned how to smile
With a bruise in my frame
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I see it clear
What they wanted from me
Turn the hurt to gold
Then I made it sing
Hands on my chest
But I still believe
If the dark got a crown
Then I wear that thing
[Chorus]
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
I walked through it, still I stood
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
You can’t burn what made me good
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
I’m the spark in the soot
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
I came back for my own roof
[Verse 2]
Couple old friends gone
Couple names turned cold
Same train, same rain
Different way I roll
Now she wants that truth
When I cut it close
I got scars in my laugh
And a heart that glows
Paid my dues in full
On a cracked-up street
Now my voice got silk
But my fist still reads
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I see it clear
What they wanted from me
Turn the hurt to gold
Then I made it sing
Hands on my chest
But I still believe
If the dark got a crown
Then I wear that thing
[Chorus]
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
I walked through it, still I stood
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
You can’t burn what made me good
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
I’m the spark in the soot
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
I came back for my own roof
[Bridge]
[Harmonica Solo]
I been low
I been lone
Still I rose
[Piano Solo]
Cold hands, warm soul
I know what it costs
To become that glow
[Guitar Solo]
Let it ring, let it ache
Let it cut through the smoke
[Drums Solo]
Four walls shaking
But I don’t fold
[Final Chorus]
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
I walked through it, still I stood
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
You can’t burn what made me good
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
I’m the spark in the soot
Ancient Hell
Ancient Hell
I came back for my own roof