[Verse 1]
Boots on ash
Name burned off my tag
Helmets line the rusted rail
Faces blurred in black
Orders in a cracked old speaker
"sacrifice
Repeat"
I bite down on a copper prayer
Metal in my teeth
[Chorus]
Shadow soldier
March in silence
Shadow army
Bleed for more (for more)
Raise a flag for every tyrant
Monarch of an endless war
Shadow soldier
Hold the line now
Counting ghosts I can’t ignore
Every step
Another lifetime
Endless fighting in an endless war
[Verse 2]
Stitches down my second skin
Scars that never heal
Every medal on my chest
Just another sealed deal
They paint heroes on the posters
I scrub blood from my hands
How many bodies in this bargain
’til this kingdom finally stands?
[Chorus]
Shadow soldier
March in silence
Shadow army
Bleed for more (for more)
Raise a flag for every tyrant
Monarch of an endless war
Shadow soldier
Hold the line now
Counting ghosts I can’t ignore
Every step
Another lifetime
Endless fighting in an endless war
[Bridge]
Who crowns the crowned?
Who weighs the throne? (hey!)
If every victory
Just leaves us bone and stone
If I lay my armor down
Will the sky collapse or heal?
If I turn and walk away
Do I finally become real?
[Chorus]
Shadow soldier
Break the silence
Shadow army
Not yours anymore (not yours)
Tear the banner from the tyrant
Dethrone this endless war
Shadow soldier
Raise your eyes now
We are what we’re fighting for
Every heart that beats beside me
Ends the fighting
Ends the endless war