Dust and Silver

(INTRO) (Verse 1) This rusted earth is all I’ve ever known The taste of dust, a kingdom made of stone I learned to steal the water from the ground And keep the secret of that whispering sound The iron talkin' when the world got still A language only I could feel Then I stole a sun from a guard’s closed hand And learned how fast the law flies through this sand (Pre-Chorus) They called me a traitor, laid my head upon the block My fingers found a sword stuck fast in rock The floor gave way to a silver, shivering sea And Death himself came lookin' right at me (Chorus) Now I’m wakin' up in a world of frozen white Where the air don't burn and the moon shines twice as bright He’s a shadow in the hall, a chill I can’t explain Says I woke a sleeping river with a silver vein And I’m caught between a king’s command and a w*r I don’t understand Just a girl who used to talk to rust, holdin' fate within my hands (Verse 2) He’s supposed to teach me, break me like a horse All quiet rage and a diverted course I kissed him once to steal a key A desperate ghost tryin' to be free We cut our palms, we made a vow in b***d I’d work his magic, he’d bring back my b***d But the portal spat out a ghost from my past A charmer with a laugh that’s built to last (Pre-Chorus) Now we’re runners in the night, headin' for a frozen front With a king who wants my power, and a vampire on the hunt I’m learnin' how to bargain with the mercury and tin It sings a lonely lullaby, crawling underneath my skin (Chorus) And I’m walkin' through a world of frozen white Where the air cuts sharp and the stars burn twice as bright He’s a fire in the cold, a truth I can’t explain I woke that sleeping river, now it’s ragin' in my veins And I’m caught between a king’s command and a w*r I don’t understand Just a girl who used to talk to rust, holdin' fate within my hands (Bridge) One night of warmth, of tangled sheets and sighs Then the mark of destiny blazed bright before our eyes He pulls away, says this bond will be my curse Afraid the p****n in his soul is only gettin' worse They took the girl with summer in her smile A pawn in some old, forgotten, bloody royal trial Turns out the monsters and the kings are all the same Just different sides of a forgotten family name (Guitar Solo - emotional, soaring, melodic) (Chorus) Now I’m standin' tall in a world of frozen white With a new-born coldness, and a terrifying light He’s the anchor in the storm, the one who shares the pain There’s a silver in my b***d and a winter in my veins No longer just a girl who talked to rust I am the weapon, risen from the dust (Outro) Yeah, the w*r is far from over now... But I know what I must become. Silver in my soul. Fire in the cold. Honey, I am comin' home.