Vein and Flame

Drop

We carve the old stone

We carve the old stone

Verse 1

Deep beneath the quarry

My grandmother kept the rite

Her hands wore grooves of granite

Chisel marks that never fade

She said the stone remembers

Every name we ever spoke

Every offering we laid

Pre-Chorus

We were born of fractured rock

We were born of patient hands

Chorus

Avars never leave the mountain

Avars never turn away

We hold the vein

We hold the flame

We hold the mountain

Avars never leave the mountain

Drop

We hold the vein

We hold the mountain

Verse 2

My father broke the surface

Chased a rumor past the ridge

Came back missing half his vision

Came back humming stranger songs

Now the council keeps their silence

Now the elders bow their heads

Pre-Chorus

We were born of fractured rock

We were born of patient hands

Chorus

Avars never leave the mountain

Avars never turn away

We hold the vein

We hold the flame

We hold the mountain

Avars never leave the mountain

Drop

We carve the old stone

We hold the mountain

Bridge

Dig

Dig

Dig until the deep thing wakes

Dig

Dig

Dig until the deep thing takes

Chorus

Avars never leave the mountain

Avars never turn away

We hold the vein

We hold the flame

We hold the mountain

Avars never leave the mountain

Drop

We hold the mountain

We carve the old stone