[Intro]
Raise it high, watch it tear
Colors burning in the air
Every victory has an answer
There is blood on the banner

[Verse]
They carried my name through the city
They sang it loud in the square
I told them we were chosen
I told them I would get us there
But I fed the fire with silence
I let the proud men take control
And every cheer became a warning
As the darkness took its toll

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the flag above the tower
Doesn’t look like freedom anymore
It’s a shadow over faces
I should have fought for before

[Chorus]
There is blood on the banner
There are ghosts in the gold
There are names in the ashes
Of the stories we told
I can’t wash it in thunder
I can’t hide it in fame
There is blood on the banner
And it carries my name

[Verse]
The faithful became the broken
The dream became a blade
The ones who stood beside me
Were the first ones I betrayed
I thought that power was a promise
I thought that winning made it right
But a crown can cast a darkness
That devours its own light

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the flag above the tower
Doesn’t look like glory anymore
It’s a question in the silence
That I can’t ignore

[Chorus]
There is blood on the banner
There are ghosts in the gold
There are names in the ashes
Of the stories we told
I can’t wash it in thunder
I can’t hide it in fame
There is blood on the banner
And it carries my name

[Instrumental]
Drums march slow like judgment feet
Guitars rise over a wounded street
A lead line cries through smoke and stone
For all the hearts I left alone

[Bridge]
I will not blame the traitors
I will not blame the crowd
I will not blame the silence
For the words I never shouted loud
If I held the highest tower
Then I saw the storm come in
And a leader who does nothing
Has already let it win

[Breakdown]
Blood on the banner
Shame in the hall
Pride in the tower
Fear in us all
Blood on the banner
Truth in the flame
No more hiding
Behind my name

[Build-up]
Lower the flag, face the night
Let the guilty meet the light
If the kingdom must begin again
Let it start where we confess the sin

[Chorus]
There is blood on the banner
There are ghosts in the gold
There are names in the ashes
Of the stories we told
I can’t wash it in thunder
I can’t hide it in fame
There is blood on the banner
And it carries my name

[Chorus]
There is blood on the banner
But I won’t turn away
I will stand in the damage
I will answer today
Let the truth tear the thunder
Let the old pride be slain
There is blood on the banner
But I’ll rise through the shame

[Outro]
Raise it low, let it fall
No more kingdoms built on walls
Every victory has an answer
There is blood on the banner