The Last One Holding Flame

Verse 1

I watched the banners fall today

The gilded cage was always there

They sold us freedom with a smile

And locked the doors while we looked away

Pre-Chorus

Now the sirens sing a hollow tune

And every key is cut in two

I reach for doors that used to swing

But the hinges rust under my hand

Chorus

Liberty is dying slow

The chains are made of velvet thread

Liberty is dying slow

And nobody remembers how it felt

To breathe without permission

To walk without a name

Liberty is dying slow

And I'm the last one holding flame

Verse 2

My father spoke of open skies

Where every voice could cut the noise

I trace his words across the wall

But the ink has faded thin and thin

Pre-Chorus

The torch is burning upside down

The harbor stares with hollow eyes

They handed me a paper crown

And swore the kingdom still was mine

Chorus

Liberty is dying slow

The chains are made of velvet thread

Liberty is dying slow

And nobody remembers how it felt

To breathe without permission

To walk without a name

Liberty is dying slow

And I'm the last one holding flame

Bridge

I dig my fingers in the dirt

And pray the roots remember rain

The anthem plays in minor keys

A requiem for the free

For the free

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Liberty is dying slow

The chains are made of velvet thread

Liberty is dying slow

And nobody remembers how it felt

To breathe without permission

To walk without a name

Liberty is dying slow

And I'm the last one holding flame

Outro

Mm

Mm-hmm

Holding flame

Mm

Holding flame