Ashes at the Gate

[Verse 1] I found your name in the ash Carved on a broken stone The moon wore a metal crown And I walked there alone Black birds circled the tower With a thief’s red eye You left your keys in my hand Like a promise to die [Pre-Chorus] Tell me where you ran When the horns came low Tell me who you served By the old blood road [Chorus] Ashes at the gate Ashes at the gate I’m not afraid tonight I came to take you back Ashes at the gate Ashes at the gate When the wolf bells ring You can’t hide in the black [Verse 2] Gold in the ruin cracks Cold on the chapel floor I heard your laugh in the walls Like a blade at my door Pale hands under the veil Slow as winter rain You gave me half your curse Now I wear the stain [Pre-Chorus] Tell me where you ran When the horns came low Tell me who you served By the old blood road [Chorus] Ashes at the gate Ashes at the gate I’m not afraid tonight I came to take you back Ashes at the gate Ashes at the gate When the wolf bells ring You can’t hide in the black [Bridge] I saw your shadow kneel By the fireless pyre You said, “Every crown must burn” So I fed the fire Now the walls are breathing Now the flags all fall If I lose you to the dark I lose it all [Final Chorus] Ashes at the gate Ashes at the gate I’m not afraid tonight I came to take you back Ashes at the gate Ashes at the gate When the wolf bells ring You can’t hide in the black Ashes at the gate Ashes at the gate I can hear your ghost Calling through the crack