Ashes of Krieg

[Intro] Ash settles over the nameless field A bell tolls once beneath the steel [Verse 1] We march where the old roads disappear With numbered plates and a borrowed year No banners bright, no trumpets call Just measured steps through a failing wall [Pre-Chorus] If dawn arrives, let it find us still Shoulder to shoulder, against the hill [Chorus] Hold the line, let the black earth take our names Hold the line, through the smoke and falling flames No throne, no praise, no promise carved in stone We give our breath so none stand alone Hold the line [Verse 2] The rain runs cold through the canvas seam A distant gun breaks a soldier’s dream We carry letters we cannot send And count the hours until they end [Pre-Chorus] If dawn arrives, let it find us still Shoulder to shoulder, against the hill [Chorus] Hold the line, let the black earth take our names Hold the line, through the smoke and falling flames No throne, no praise, no promise carved in stone We give our breath so none stand alone Hold the line [Bridge] When the iron sky comes down When the last voice leaves the ground Remember this: we did not flee We stood where we were told to be [Breakdown] Step by step Breath by breath Steel and mud Life and death [Final Chorus] Hold the line, let the black earth take our names Hold the line, through the smoke and falling flames No throne, no praise, no promise carved in stone We give our breath so none stand alone Hold the line, hold the line [Outro] Ash settles over the nameless field One quiet bell beneath the steel