Fox-Eared Fire

[Intro] Rust on the railings, copper in the air Last light burns red through the engine glare A fox-eared rider checks the chain Grins at the storm and starts the flame [Verse 1] Billboards flicker over boarded shops Boots hit metal, never stop Ash on the jacket, dust in the teeth You keep a promise the ruins can’t keep [Pre-Chorus] They drew a line across the road You turned the key and broke the code [Chorus] Ride through the dusk, let the dead towers stare We’re not their ghosts, we’re the sparks in the air Hands on the throttle, heart like a flare No cage, no crown, no surrender out there [Verse 2] Sirens coil through the market shell Old train tunnels ring like a warning bell Your orange ears cut through the rain A bright little standard above the pain [Pre-Chorus] They sell the future by the pound You raise your voice above the sound [Chorus] Ride through the dusk, let the dead towers stare We’re not their ghosts, we’re the sparks in the air Hands on the throttle, heart like a flare No cage, no crown, no surrender out there [Bridge] When the grid goes black, we’ll know the way By the heat of the engines and the edge of day If the walls come down, let them fall Freedom is louder than all of it all [Final Chorus] Ride through the dusk, let the dead towers stare We’re not their ghosts, we’re the sparks in the air Hands on the throttle, heart like a flare No cage, no crown, no surrender out there [Outro] Sunset fades on the broken signs Your tail cuts gold through the power lines The road keeps calling beyond repair Fox-eared fire in the thinning air