Scorched Earth and Blackened Skies Lyrics

Ascending to great heights
Ever fearful of the moment that we may lose our grip
Clinging to false hopes
Choking down the daggers of air our freezing lungs are ripped

Cries that should deafen
are washed away by bitter winds
Wandering souls carrying unlit torches
We strive toward salvation - evasive

Falling from great heights
Is the terror
Do we have the strength to climb again?
Gasping in horror
To climb we must fight ignite the flame within

Try not to turn back
For beneath is chaos' gaping maw
Dragging ourselves toward the heavens
Twitching flesh as bloody hands scrape and claw

Cries that should deafen
Die in throats as hopelessness and doubt
Devour visions of truly ascending
Mortality the inner flame burns out

At last! A solitary flame
in the distance beating back the frigid night
A whisper can beget a choir of conflagration
The torch will ignite

The pyres are burning - sacrifice to the flames

May the fires scorch the earth
And the smoke darken the skies
We continue our march forever
Never knowing the reasons why

Our destiny burned to ashes
Washed away by the sands of time
In defiance of our mortality
All that matters is the climb

The sorrow
The struggle
The strain

The sorrow
The struggle
Ignite the flame

Standing at great heights
Ever knowing that time will strip it all away
Bathing in the glow of torches
As ice melts and the ground starts giving way

Cries then falling silent
Washed away by merciless fate
The journey and the fire
The torches carried by those who remain