Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Up where the sky cuts cold and clear Snow on the roofs of every prayer Smoke from the chimneys Copper glare Every child born burning red hair Stone gates scarred by a thousand wars Old songs carved into tavern doors We were raised on the mountain air And the weight of the world we can bear [Chorus] This is Asteris Duchy of red hair and iron wrists We break like thunder when we hit Lions on our flags Teeth bared We commit This is Asteris Fierce and relentless We don’t miss Bleeding knuckles Unbowed hearts in our fists Say our name Feel it in your ribs (Asteris) [Verse 2] They call us monsters in their courts Say we were crafted only for war But I’ve seen my mother lift a cart Just to hold a child against her heart I’ve bent steel bars just out of spite Then braided flowers through my braids at night Strong enough to crack the stone Still afraid to be alone [Chorus] This is Asteris Duchy of red hair and iron wrists We break like thunder when we hit Lions on our flags Teeth bared We commit This is Asteris Fierce and relentless We don’t miss Bleeding knuckles Unbowed hearts in our fists Say our name Feel it in your ribs (Asteris, Asteris) [Bridge] High in the white Where the thin air bites We learn to love what tries to kill us Scars on our arms Tremors in the night Still we stand Let the fear fill us Turn it into rage Turn it into light Every fall just drills the will in us [Chorus] This is Asteris Duchy of red hair and iron wrists We break like thunder when we hit Lions on our flags Teeth bared We commit This is Asteris Fierce and relentless We don’t miss Soft hearts hiding under iron grist Say our name Feel it in your ribs (Asteris)
Tags
folk, Emo-tinged indie pop-folk with female vocals, close-mic’d and intimate. Fingerpicked acoustic guitar and soft floor toms in the verses; choruses bloom with strummed guitars, piano doubles, and airy harmonies. Subtle bowed strings shadow the melody, adding drama as the story unfolds. Final chorus lifts with tambourine and stacked vocals, then drops back to a single fragile voice on the last line., emo, pop
Duration
3:39
Instrumental
No
Created
2/21/2026