Hollow Anthem - Aetherfall

7th track of the new album Rust And Venom ~~Lyrics ~~ You tried to silence us But silence learns to scream! Broken voices buried deep, Shadows crawl where the wounded sleep Chains of silence, rust and stone, But every captive still dreams of home Ash in the lungs and fear in the chest, Words unsaid that we never confessed The world forgot, but we remain, Whispers of fire in the pouring rain Bite your tongue, it only bleeds, But broken voices plant the seeds Rise up, this hollow anthem calls, (rise up) From the cracks in the silence, we’ll shatter the walls Every scream, every scar, every name erased, Will echo forever, it won’t be replaced (rise up) No chains, no kings, no throne above, (rise up) We sing in the ashes, we sing with blood Together we roar, together we stand, A hollow anthem for the voiceless hand (rise up) Yeah, buried in static, voices suppressed, System built heavy with a boot on the chest Truth in the gutter, choking in chains, But silence can’t kill what still remains They said obey, they said be still, But the cracks in the cage show a will to kill Every beat of the drum is a rebel’s mark, Every spark in the dark ignites the heart Rise up, this hollow anthem calls, (rise up) From the cracks in the silence, we’ll shatter the walls Every scream, every scar, every name erased, Will echo forever, it won’t be replaced (rise up) No gods, no masters, your reign is done, (rise up) Our anthem is louder than any gun Together we roar, together we stand, A hollow anthem from the broken land (rise up) You tried to cut out our tongues But you forgot the world has a thousand throats Voices rising, higher, higher! Fuel the silence, turn it fire! From the ashes, hear our call, One by one we burn the wall! Screams like thunder split the sky, Every mute now learns to cry Chains are broken, dust to dust, Voices screaming, You won’t silence us! Rise up, this hollow anthem calls, From the cracks in the silence, we’ll shatter the walls Every scream, every scar, every name erased, Will echo forever, it won’t be replaced No chains, no kings, no throne above, We sing in the ashes, we sing with blood Together we roar, together we stand, A hollow anthem for the voiceless hand Rise up! Rise up!