Lyrics

[VERSE 1]
When the first light carved the Empire's throne
We were children of a promise bathed in gold
Every prayer rose like embers to the sky
And the Radiance walked beside us for a time

[PRE-CHORUS]
We built cities out of hope and quiet fire
Believing dawn would never fade or tire
The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow
And Prideful hearts forgot to feel the glow

[CHORUS]
Years of Ash
We walk through years of ash, but still we carry fire
The Radiance sleeps beneath our bones, 'neath the mire
In every whispered prayer, the old world stirs again
We are waiting for the dawn we lost
And the light ...to speak our names

[VERSE 2]
Then the light we worshipped shattered into glass
Cutting deeper than the darkest past
Magic curdled in the veins of every field
And the land forgot the warmth it used to feel

[PRE-CHORUS]
Whispers grew where truth had once been sung
Fear took root in every breath and tongue
The empire fell in silence, not in flame—
A soil’d crown no one sought to claim

[CHORUS]
Years of Ash
We walk through years of ash, but still we carry fire
The Radiance sleeps beneath our bones, 'neath the mire
In every whispered prayer, the old world stirs again
We are waiting for the dawn we lost
And the light ...to speak our names

[VERSE 3]
In the quiet, something ancient starts to breathe
A single spark beneath the dying leaves
The earth remembers what we tried to hide
A truth that lived through every tear we cried

[BRIDGE]
A forgotten name is rising in the dark
A heartbeat blooming from a single spark
The dawn stirs every restless heart across this land—
A rising fire that spreads across the mountains, 'cross the sands

[FINAL CHORUS]
Through years of ash, we rise with burning hands
The Radiance returns in those who choose to stand
Through years of ash, we rise
Through years of ash, we shine
In every hopeful heart, a brighter world remains
We are the dawn we thought we lost