Ashes of Dawn

[Verse 1] I walked through the broken gate With your names in my hands Dust on the marble steps And fire in the sand Your houses were open mouths Your gardens turned to stone Still I heard you breathing In the ruin I call home [Pre-Chorus] So I kept the flame low Under the fallen sky I kept the vow alive When every tower died [Chorus] Carry the dawn Carry it on (Keep it alive) Carry the dawn Carry it on (Out of the night) I am your shield I am your song Carry the dawn Carry it on [Verse 2] I crossed the blackened field Past the rusted iron gate Found a child’s lost blue ribbon And a crown of rain-worn slate A thousand voices faded But they never left my side They moved like hidden rivers Under the ash and tide [Pre-Chorus] So I kept the flame low Under the fallen sky I kept the vow alive When every tower died [Chorus] Carry the dawn Carry it on (Keep it alive) Carry the dawn Carry it on (Out of the night) I am your shield I am your song Carry the dawn Carry it on [Bridge] If my name turns to dust Let it fall where you stand I was made for this sorrow I was made to begin again And if I reach the silence At the end of the road Hear me in the morning In the first gold glow [Final Chorus] Carry the dawn Carry it on (Keep it alive) Carry the dawn Carry it on (Out of the night) I am your shield I am your song Carry the dawn Carry it on Carry it on (Carry it on)