Ash settles on the iron plain
The banners strain against the flame
You fasten silver to your sleeve
While mothers count the hours you leave
The river carries broken shields
And winter waits beyond the fields
If fear has teeth, let courage stand
If hope is thin, still take my hand
Rise, rise, under the scarlet sun
Hold the line till the dark is done
For every name that the earth has known
We carry their fire, we carry it home
Rise, rise, let the great horns call
A heart can break and still not fall
The watchfires burn beside the gate
The horses stamp against their fate
You look at me, then turn away
With all the words we could not say
When thunder rolls across the stone
Remember, you are not alone
Rise, rise, under the scarlet sun
Hold the line till the dark is done
For every name that the earth has known
We carry their fire, we carry it home
Rise, rise, let the great horns call
A heart can break and still not fall
Stand as one, stand as one
Through the smoke, through the sun
If I return, let bells be rung
If I am lost, keep singing on
Stand as one, stand as one
Till the final dawn has come
Rise, rise, under the scarlet sun
Hold the line till the dark is done
For every name that the earth has known
We carry their fire, we carry it home
Rise, rise, though the long night calls
A heart can break and still not fall
Ash settles on the iron plain
But morning comes through smoke and rain
