[Verse 1]
Before the roads had names
Before the iron crown
They carved the sky with fire
And taught the rivers how
Old kings on marble steps
Old bones in desert sand
A blind singer kept the maps
In the palm of his hand
[Pre-Chorus]
Say the name again
Let it ring through stone
Every scar, every flame
Still finds its way home
[Chorus]
Tell me the old tales
Tell me the old tales
From the sea to the mountain veil
Tell me the old tales
Tell me the old tales
Where the gods still walked the trail
[Verse 2]
A girl with a wolf-skin coat
Brought thunder to the field
A thief with a silver tongue
Stole fire and never yielded
The moon fell in a bowl of rain
The sun wore a shattered ring
And every door they locked away
The dust would learn to sing
[Pre-Chorus]
Say the name again
Let it ring through stone
Every scar, every flame
Still finds its way home
[Chorus]
Tell me the old tales
Tell me the old tales
From the sea to the mountain veil
Tell me the old tales
Tell me the old tales
Where the gods still walked the trail
[Bridge]
I hear them in the ash
I hear them in the drum
The world was young that season
And the heavy sky was warm
One eye, one sword
One vow in the dark
Even now those stories
Leave a fire in my heart
[Final Chorus]
Tell me the old tales
Tell me the old tales
From the sea to the mountain veil
Tell me the old tales
Tell me the old tales
Where the gods still walked the trail
Tell me the old tales
Tell me the old tales
And I’ll carry them back home