[Verse 1] I found you at the iron gate Rain on your hands, dust on your face You held the key in a shaking fist Like you knew the dark had a name for this Cold stone, black sky, broken chain I heard my blood start calling your name You said, "Run if you want to live" But I was made for the fire you give [Pre-Chorus] Hold me up Hold me high If we fall, we fall tonight Hear the drums Feel them rise We were born to break the night [Chorus] Ashes on the gate Ashes on the gate We burn, we break Then we rise again Ashes on the gate Ashes on the gate Say my name And I’ll come through the end [Verse 2] You wore the storm like a holy crown I saw the wolves when the moon went down Every scar on your cursed skin Was a map of where you’ve been Steel in the throat, gold in the eyes You never begged, you never lied If the world comes down in a flood of red I’ll drag your ghost back from the dead [Pre-Chorus] Hold me up Hold me high If we fall, we fall tonight Hear the drums Feel them rise We were born to break the night [Chorus] Ashes on the gate Ashes on the gate We burn, we break Then we rise again Ashes on the gate Ashes on the gate Say my name And I’ll come through the end [Bridge] [Breakdown] I am the blade in the prayer you kept I am the oath you never left When the sky cracks open When the walls all shake I will stand with you At the ash-filled gate [Final Chorus] Ashes on the gate Ashes on the gate We burn, we break Then we rise again Ashes on the gate Ashes on the gate Say my name And I’ll come through the end Ashes on the gate Ashes on the gate No fear remains When the flame begins
