[Verse 1]
He rode in dust and flame
Blood on his iron sleeve
When the gate fell down
He still refused to leave
They ran for the river
He turned and took the steel
One bad cut to the ribs
But he stood up real
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that horn call
Hear that cry
If I die here
You live tonight
Stone by stone
We hold this line
I drag the dark back
By the spine
[Chorus]
I bled for my town
I came back loud
I was half in the grave
Still I stood my ground
Ash in my lungs
Fire in my name
I bled for my town
And I lived through the flame
(Ash in my lungs)
(I lived through the flame)
[Verse 2]
He saw the market split
Saw the bell come loose
Saw the baker's son
With nowhere left to move
So he took the blade
And broke the rush
One man in the smoke
Turned a riot to dust
They said he was gone
They said he was dead
Then he rose on one knee
With a split steel head
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that horn call
Hear that cry
If I die here
You live tonight
Stone by stone
We hold this line
I drag the dark back
By the spine
[Chorus]
I bled for my town
I came back loud
I was half in the grave
Still I stood my ground
Ash in my lungs
Fire in my name
I bled for my town
And I lived through the flame
(Ash in my lungs)
(I lived through the flame)
[Bridge]
[Breakdown]
Kneel for the fallen
Not for the fear
I can taste the grave
But my people are here
One last swing
One last breath
I spit on death
And I buy them life
[Final Chorus]
I bled for my town
I came back loud
I was half in the grave
Still I stood my ground
Ash in my lungs
Fire in my name
I bled for my town
And I lived through the flame
I bled for my town
I came back loud
I was half in the grave
Still I stood my ground
Ash in my lungs
Fire in my name
I bled for my town
And I lived through the flame
(Ash in my lungs)
(I lived through the flame)