[Intro]
Down where the lanterns swing
Under the hill and stone
We do not shout the names we love
We drink and sing them low

[Verse]
The door was marked by barley straw
The password changed each moon
A fiddler played with half a hand
A baker hummed in tune
A soldier with a scarred old face
A thief with honest eyes
A mother who had lost two sons
Stood up when I arrived

[Pre-Chorus]
No banners dressed the rafters
No trumpets split the night
But every whisper in that room
Was sharpening into light

[Chorus]
In the Tavern of Whispered Oaths
We raise no flag, we raise our throats
A thousand sparks in cups of ale
Can burn through iron, stone, and mail
In the Tavern of Whispered Oaths
We sing the names the tyrant loathes
The crown may sleep, the road may bend
But songs will make the kingdom mend

[Verse]
They asked if I could lead them
I said I only sing
They laughed and answered, Caelwyn
That is a dangerous thing
The smith beat time on table oak
The widow took my hand
And every voice that joined the tune
Became a strip of land

[Pre-Chorus]
A map was drawn in spilled dark wine
A plan in bread and clay
The rebellion did not roar at first
It learned the words to say

[Chorus]
In the Tavern of Whispered Oaths
We raise no flag, we raise our throats
A thousand sparks in cups of ale
Can burn through iron, stone, and mail
In the Tavern of Whispered Oaths
We sing the names the tyrant loathes
The crown may sleep, the road may bend
But songs will make the kingdom mend

[Instrumental]
Hey, hey, hide the flame
Hey, hey, speak the name
Hey, hey, drink and stand
Hey, hey, for the land

[Bridge]
Not every hero wears a blade
Not every lord is born
Some mend the boots, some bake the bread
Some blow the rebel horn
And when the guards came near the door
We turned the chorus bright
A drinking song for drunken ears
A battle hymn by night

[Breakdown]
Swear low
Stand fast
Old wounds
Won’t last
The oath is in the song

[Build-up]
One voice by the hearth
Two voices by the door
Ten voices in the cellar
Soon a thousand more

[Chorus]
In the Tavern of Whispered Oaths
We raise no flag, we raise our throats
A thousand sparks in cups of ale
Can burn through iron, stone, and mail
In the Tavern of Whispered Oaths
We sing the names the tyrant loathes
The crown may sleep, the road may bend
But songs will make the kingdom mend

[Chorus]
In the Tavern of Whispered Oaths
We are the roots beneath the roads
The tyrant hears a harmless tune
But thunder gathers under moon
In the Tavern of Whispered Oaths
We sing the names the tyrant loathes
The crown may sleep, the road may bend
But songs will make the kingdom mend

[Outro]
Down where the lanterns swing
Under the hill and stone
A kingdom learned to breathe again
And no one stood alone