Gnawing Tide

Longimprisoned legions of The Gnawing Tide, a primordial army that was bred and built by a true god of brutal conquest and imprisoned in the bowels of a dying star after their creator mysteriously vanished. [Verse 1] Boots in the mud Cold in my teeth Black water climbing Up to my knees They took the harbor They took the bread I hear the gunboats Crowd in my head [Pre-Chorus] Smoke on the pier Ash in the rain Count every name Count every name The walls are shaking The lamps go red We keep on marching Even half-dead [Chorus] Gnawing tide, gnawing tide Bite the shore, bite the line Gnawing tide, gnawing tide Take the fear, leave the fire Gnawing tide, gnawing tide We don’t bend, we don’t hide Gnawing tide, gnawing tide March through the dark with me tonight [Verse 2] Trenches of rust Broken steel bones Mothers on doorsteps Waiting alone Sirens are praying Over the sand I hold the wire With a bloodied hand [Pre-Chorus] Smoke on the pier Ash in the rain Count every name Count every name The walls are shaking The lamps go red We keep on marching Even half-dead [Chorus] Gnawing tide, gnawing tide Bite the shore, bite the line Gnawing tide, gnawing tide Take the fear, leave the fire Gnawing tide, gnawing tide We don’t bend, we don’t hide Gnawing tide, gnawing tide March through the dark with me tonight [Bridge] Let the whole sky crack Let the iron cry I saw tomorrow Bleed through the wire If this is the end Then hear me say We are the ember They can’t wash away [Final Chorus] Gnawing tide, gnawing tide Bite the shore, bite the line Gnawing tide, gnawing tide Take the fear, leave the fire Gnawing tide, gnawing tide We don’t bend, we don’t hide Gnawing tide, gnawing tide March through the dark with me tonight