[Intro] Steel at the gate Fire in the hall Break every string The song will not fall [Verse] They came at dusk with torches high And orders sealed in red To cut the tongue from every mouth That sang the truth instead They broke the doors of sleeping homes They searched the barns for me But every road had learned my tune And would not let them see [Pre-Chorus] A blade can carve a mortal wound A chain can bend the strong But iron hands cannot command The breathing of a song [Chorus] Steel cannot silence song Strike us down, we rise up strong Every chain will ring along Steel cannot silence song Burn the lute and break the wall Still the chorus conquers all When the fearful sing along Steel cannot silence song [Verse] They found a boy with ash-stained hands Who whistled in the street They dragged him down before the crowd And threw him at their feet But then an old woman began The hidden rebel line And one by one the market sang Until the square was mine [Pre-Chorus] The captain shouted, draw your swords The soldiers lost their nerve For every voice became a lord No tyrant could deserve [Chorus] Steel cannot silence song Strike us down, we rise up strong Every chain will ring along Steel cannot silence song Burn the lute and break the wall Still the chorus conquers all When the fearful sing along Steel cannot silence song [Interlude] No blade No chain No fire No pain No law No crown Can keep the music down [Solo] Riffs like arrows Drums like war Voices thunder More and more Lead guitars ignite the square Freedom burns in open air [Bridge] I saw the captain lower steel I saw his young eyes shake He knew the song his mother sang Before the throne would break He whispered once beneath his breath A verse he thought was dead Then turned his horse away from us And faced the crown instead [Breakdown] Break the strings Break the drum Still the song Will come [Build-up] Sing it louder Louder still Past the gallows Past the hill Sing it louder Louder still Songs are stronger Than their will [Chorus] Steel cannot silence song Strike us down, we rise up strong Every chain will ring along Steel cannot silence song Burn the lute and break the wall Still the chorus conquers all When the fearful sing along Steel cannot silence song [Chorus] Steel cannot silence song Tyrants fade and songs live long Every heart becomes the gong Steel cannot silence song Burn the lute and break the wall Still the chorus conquers all When the fearful sing along Steel cannot silence song [Outro] Steel at the gate Ash on the ground But over the kingdom The song resounds