Death Among The Ashes

[Verse 1] Charred flags Melted steel in the mud Smoke ghosts Drinking rust from the flood Boot prints Frozen hard in the glassed black ground Silence Is the loudest sound [Chorus] Death walks among the ashes Counting every broken name “Why did you rush to meet me? Why did you outrun the grave?” Death walks among the ashes Steps slow in the frozen rain “What did this world deny you That you chose this flame?” [Verse 2] He kneels By a boy with a burned-out gun Blank eyes Still staring into the sun “Who told you Glory would cover these open veins? Who sold you Songs that buried your pain?” [Chorus] Death walks among the ashes Counting every broken name “Why did you rush to meet me? Why did you outrun the grave?” Death walks among the ashes Steps slow in the frozen rain “What did this world deny you That you chose this flame?” [Bridge] “Did they crush your quiet questions? (hey!) Did they laugh you from the light? Did the weight of all their orders Turn your colors into night? Did they teach you how to slaughter But never how to cry? Did they call it sacred duty When they pushed you in to die?” [Verse 3] He hears A crowd of voices under stone Soft words “I was tired of dying alone” Fields black But the air hums with regret and fear Death stands Whispers “I wish you were still here” [Chorus] Death walks among the ashes Counting every broken name “Why did you rush to meet me? Why did you outrun the grave?” Death walks among the ashes Steps slow in the frozen rain “What did this world deny you That you chose this flame?”