Open The Gate

[Verse 1, harsh, galloping] You carried fire through the walls With both hands cut and bleeding They watched you shoulder all that weight Then blamed you for the breaking Low light Closed blinds The air went thin around you You held a flame against the dark Until the darkness swallowed you I heard the silence afterward It followed me for days A life could end so far from mine And leave me rearranged [Falsetto Pre-Chorus] I still remember The moment that it changed I still remember Learning what the world could take [Chorus, clean, driving] OPEN THE GATE LET EVERYTHING ESCAPE YOU LEFT YOUR HANDPRINT ON THE LOCK BEFORE THEY TOOK YOU AWAY I WISH YOU'D STAYED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE THE WALLS YOU DIED BENEATH CRACKING AT THE SEAMS OPEN THE GATE I'LL CARRY WHAT REMAINS SOME FIRES NEVER FADE [Verse 2, harsh, faster] Now kings walk through the ruins Wearing crowns they never earned They gather what you bled to touch And call the taking theirs Same halls New names The doors swing open wide Funny how the chains disappear When power stands outside And every time I see that light Passing hand to hand I think about the ones who leave Before they understand They won the hour You kept the flame And years cannot reverse The shape you carved into this place By daring to go first [Pre-Chorus] I still remember The breath I couldn’t take I still remember The silence in its wake [Chorus] OPEN THE GATE LET EVERYTHING ESCAPE YOU LEFT YOUR HANDPRINT ON THE LOCK BEFORE THEY TOOK YOU AWAY I WISH YOU'D STAYED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE THE WALLS YOU DIED BENEATH CRACKING AT THE SEAMS OPEN THE GATE I'LL CARRY WHAT REMAINS SOME FIRES NEVER FADE [Bridge, clean at first, then building] If I could cross that distance If I could find that room I'd stay until the morning I'd sit there next to you You don't have to make it through alone [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] OPEN THE GATE LET EVERYTHING ESCAPE YOU LEFT YOUR HANDPRINT ON THE LOCK AND TIME COULD NOT ERASE I WISH YOU'D STAYED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE HOW FAR A SINGLE SPARK CAN RUN WHEN SOMEONE SETS IT FREE OPEN THE GATE I'LL CARRY WHAT REMAINS SOME FIRES NEVER FADE SOME FIRES NEVER FADE