[Verse 1]
I wear the night like a bruise
Under my skin, they move
Old wolves gnaw my name
Fire in my veins
Black frost on my tongue
I bite down, still I come
Three knocks at my door
I have heard this war
[Pre-Chorus]
I raise my shield again
I hear them call my end
But I am built from stone
I do not fight alone
[Chorus]
Ho! Ho! Break the chain
(ho! ho! break the chain)
I am the axe in my own dark brain
Ho! Ho! Name the pain
(ho! ho! name the pain)
I walk through fire, I spit on shame
[Verse 2]
Rust on the edge of dawn
Still I march, still I’m on
A thousand sharp little thorns
Crawling through my bones
They wear my father’s face
They wear my worst mistakes
I see them grin and laugh
Then I swing back fast
[Pre-Chorus]
I raise my shield again
I hear them call my end
But I am built from stone
I do not fight alone
[Chorus]
Ho! Ho! Break the chain
(ho! ho! break the chain)
I am the axe in my own dark brain
Ho! Ho! Name the pain
(ho! ho! name the pain)
I walk through fire, I spit on shame
[Bridge]
[Half-time break]
Let the black ravens scream
Let the old hurt leave
I cut the rope, I cut the tie
Watch the dead fear rise
[Final Chorus]
Ho! Ho! Break the chain
(ho! ho! break the chain)
I am the axe in my own dark brain
Ho! Ho! Name the pain
(ho! ho! name the pain)
I walk through fire, I spit on shame
Ho! Ho! Break the chain
(ho! ho! break the chain)
I take my storm, I take my name