[Verse 1] The sky is bruised in gold Your name is in my teeth I walk through the red dust With a war inside of me One side wants the mercy One side wants the knife I feel them trade the reins Every time I close my eyes [Pre-Chorus] I stood at the gate And heard it call my name Two hands on my throat Two kings in one frame [Chorus] Ash at dusk I do not break Ash at dusk I bite the ache Ash at dusk The storm is mine Ash at dusk I draw the line [Verse 2] There’s a scar beneath my grin A drum inside my bones It pounds out old commands In a language all its own I fed the beast my fear It grew on spite and smoke Now I drag it through the field With a chain around my hope [Pre-Chorus] I stood at the gate And heard it call my name Two hands on my throat Two kings in one frame [Chorus] Ash at dusk I do not break Ash at dusk I bite the ache Ash at dusk The storm is mine Ash at dusk I draw the line [Bridge] If I fall, let me fall Facing the fire If I rise, let me rise Through the wire No saint in this blood No crown in this scar Just a man in the dark Learning who we are [Final Chorus] Ash at dusk I do not break Ash at dusk I bite the ache Ash at dusk The storm is mine Ash at dusk I draw the line Ash at dusk I hear the roar Ash at dusk I want no more Ash at dusk I stand, I burn Ash at dusk And I return