Lyrics
Spoken Intro
(Interviewer, calm)
So walk me through it
The day the hammer stayed
Start where it started
Verse 1
Flint stopped his pacing
Looked at Stellan
Said the world we knew is over
We don't live in their cages
The Weaving and the Count
All of it was wasted breath
We can build our own
A real city made of stone
Something that outlasts us
Something that will last
Spoken Bridge
(Stellan, flat)
You're a fool
(Flint, startled)
What
(Stellan)
You heard me
One hammer
One
A power you can't hold
It nearly killed you
Just to shape a single tool
Now you want a city
Where's the forge for nails
How many hours for the stone
Verse 2
Flint said we'll figure it out
We don't follow rules
We can fight back
Stellan asked against who
The Temple Guard
With a hammer and some clay
Or the Unmaker himself
If Theron's dogs catch the scent
We all walk the Fringes
Chorus
Stay alive
That's the point
Stay alive
That's the plan
Test it
Find its limits
Hold it
Understand
This isn't a toy
It's the sharpest thing we own
And you swing it like a club
In a crowded room
Post-Chorus
Stay alive
Stay alive
Know the thing before you move
Verse 3
Leif spoke then
First time all day
Asked what's the point of hiding
Stellan said we hold one secret
We don't start a war
We measure what it does
He held up a hand
Dirt beneath the nails
Said it's a key yes
But what if the cage opens
And a bigger thing is waiting
Pre-Chorus
Then the thicket rustled
Every one of them froze
Leif stood before Sera
Hand upon his axe
Stellan scanned the shadows
Flint raised the hammer high
Chorus
Stay alive
That's the point
Stay alive
That's the plan
Test it
Find its limits
Hold it
Understand
This isn't a toy
It's the sharpest thing we own
And you swing it like a club
In a crowded room
Post-Chorus
Stay alive
Stay alive
Know the thing before you move
Breakdown
(Whispered voice from the leaves)
Get off my foot you big lump
(Another voice, slow)
You're the one who tripped
A twig snapped
A figure burst through ferns
Dark curls and a dirty nose
Kenna
Knew it
Knew you lot were up to something
Torben lumbered out behind
Leaf in hair
Berry in hand
Verse 4
Stellan groaned what are you doing here
Kenna said watching obviously
Said you've all been weird for weeks
Flint got quiet
You got nice to him
Which is wrong
Leif looks ready to fight
Every time a Guard walks by
Better than tanning lessons
Spoken Bridge
(Kenna)
What's the secret
Is it treasure
A really big bug
I found a beetle once
Three horns
(Torben)
It was crunchy
(Kenna)
You're all looking at that hammer
Like it's a god
It's just a hammer
Why are you scared
Verse 5
Flint knelt
Picked a river stone
Closed his eyes
Sought the cold will
Not the anger
Pushed
The stone pulsed orange
Kenna gasped
Her hand to her mouth
Torben stopped chewing
His face was wonder
Stellan gripped it
Strained
The rock would not rise
Flint let go
Stellan stumbled back
Chorus
Stay alive
That's the point
Stay alive
That's the plan
Test it
Find its limits
Hold it
Understand
This isn't a toy
It's the sharpest thing we own
And you swing it like a club
In a crowded room
Post-Chorus
Stay alive
Stay alive
Know the thing before you move
Bridge
(Kenna, fast)
A rope that never breaks
A wall that never falls
A wheel that never wears
Make a rock heavy overhead
And then just stop
(Torben)
That would be nice
(Stellan)
You're all fools
Flint wants a revolution
Kenna wants a toy
Torben wants an apple that won't rot
And I just
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