[Intro] [Verse] Ash falls on broken stone A sky of endless grey No gods, no kings, no throne Just wind to blow away The dust of yesterday [Pre-Chorus] A heartbeat slow and deep A distant, mournful sound While ancient secrets sleep Beneath the frozen ground [Chorus] This is the quiet after the storm The end of every tale No longer flesh and warm Just echoes on the gale A sacred, silent wail [Verse] Ghostly choirs softly sigh Where mighty halls once stood Beneath an empty sky Misunderstood, ungood What once was flesh and blood [Pre-Chorus] A fragile string begins to weep A drone that fills the air While frozen rivers sleep Beyond all earthly care [Chorus] This is the quiet after the storm The end of every tale No longer flesh and warm Just echoes on the gale A sacred, silent wail [Bridge] Memory of steel so bright A shadow in the snow A whisper of the fight Long, long ago Where did the heroes go? [Build-up] Violent whispers start to creep From embers of the past Secrets that the mountains keep Too vast, too vast [Chorus] This is the quiet after the storm The end of every tale No longer flesh and warm Just echoes on the gale A sacred, silent wail [Climax] A final, heartbreaking cry Majestic, vast, and deep Beneath the vacant sky Promises to keep While the whole world does sleep [Outro]