[Verse 1]
Stone-cold steps in Ely
Candles carve our names in gold
Every echo a confession
Every shadow growing bold
You took my hand in Alderminster
Winter air
Your ragged breath
Said “If love is crowned with thorns
I’ll wear it to the death”
[Pre-Chorus]
Corinna
Cameron
Eyes like steel
One heartbeat
Two souls
One shield
We knelt in that quiet
Crumbling nave
Swore our fire would never fade
[Chorus]
Raise the crown of thorns to glory
Let the bells of the cathedral roar
We are king and queen and story
Carved in stone forevermore
Bonnie
Little flame
Burn brighter
You’re the sword that splits the dark
In this war-torn world of fighters
You’re the halo on our hearts
[Verse 2]
Soft small hands in Alderminster
Bonnie laughing at the sky
Thunder rolling over spires
Still we hold her
Still we rise
Every tear becomes a blessing
Every scar a silver thread
We are building cathedrals
From the words we never said
[Pre-Chorus]
Corinna’s voice
A storm of light
Cameron standing in the fight
We are vows in shattered glass
We are love that will not pass
[Chorus]
Raise the crown of thorns to glory
Let the bells of the cathedral roar
We are king and queen and story
Carved in stone forevermore
Bonnie
Little flame
Burn brighter
You’re the sword that splits the dark
In this war-torn world of fighters
You’re the halo on our hearts
[Breakdown]
[Guitars drop to chugging half-time
Choir low and ominous]
Crown of thorns
On shaking hands
Still we stand
Still we stand (hey!)
Sword and shield
Through ash and rain
Say her name
Say her name
Bonnie
In the ruins we are rising
Bonnie
Every wound becomes a sign
Bonnie
Blood and light are intertwining
This confession
Is our shrine
[Chorus]
Raise the crown of thorns to glory
Let the bells of the cathedral roar
We are king and queen and story
Carved in stone forevermore
Bonnie
Little flame
Burn brighter
You’re the sword that splits the dark
In this broken age of fighters
You’re the halo on our hearts
[Outro]
Cathedral sky above us
Ely winds still singing through
Alderminster dust beneath us
But our kingdom lives in you