No dawn

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[Verse 1]
You stand before me, ash in your hair
Your boots in the clay, too tired to care
The black river rises, pulling at our knees
We built what we could, but nothing holds the sea

[Verse 2]
You ask me if hope is something we wear
Like a coat in the rain, or prayer in the air
I carve an old promise in the bark of a tree
Saying I’ll wait for you, in whatever’s left of me

[Chorus]
And all the iron in my chest won’t hold against this night
I fought to keep your hands in mine, I lost you to the fight
(Stay—stay—)
If you call my name again, I’ll walk the burning plain
No dawn, no flag, just ash and iron in these veins

[Verse 3]
Low drums in the distance, the echo of men
We listen for mercy, but it’s silence again
You kneel near the river, hands in the silt
Your voice just a rumor, your leaving just guilt

[Chorus]
And all the iron in my chest won’t hold against this night
I fought to keep your hands in mine, I lost you to the fight
(Stay—stay—)
If you call my name again, I’ll walk the burning plain
No dawn, no flag, just ash and iron in these veins

[Bridge]
If I am unkind, if I falter or fail
Let the drums take me, I’ll walk on your trail
But if you remember the light in our home
Meet me where the river grinds the stone

[Chorus]
And all the iron in my chest won’t hold against this night
I fought to keep your hands in mine, I lost you to the fight
(Stay—stay—)
If you call my name again, I’ll walk the burning plain
No dawn, no flag, just ash and iron in these veins

[Outro]
You stand before me, ash in your hair
I’ll follow you out if there’s anywhere