Dark Winter

The ash piles, a familiar sight today Black snowflakes in the wind The yesterday's our callused fingers can't reclaim Each heavy breath we take is proof Of daunting war zone paths we didn't want But to survive all had to choose Hold on, hold on, hold on The ice will melt The sun will come Sickness breeds shadows that lurk in hearts 'Til they tear and bleed Dark winter perseveres Voices screaming together as one We won't take bended knee Dark winter perseveres And so do we Contagion burdens our humanity Where children used to play Now violence flares, their futures crushed and quarantined Scattered we all know what it takes To weather through the cold 'Cause if we fall, we forfeit too much that's at stake Hold on, hold on, hold on The ice will melt The sun will come Sickness breeds shadows that lurk in hearts 'Til they tear and bleed Dark winter perseveres Voices screaming together as one We won't take bended knee Dark winter perseveres And so do we Lives are lost, hearts displaced And no one knows how many we can save Far off from home Frozen still, but one day we will outgrow break through Sickness breeds shadows that lurk in hearts 'Til they tear and bleed Dark winter perseveres Voices screaming together as one We won't take bended knee Dark winter perseveres And so do we