[Verse 1]
The ash piles, a familiar sight today
Black snowflakes in the wind
The yesterdays 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

[Pre-Chorus]
Hold on, hold on, hold on
The ice will melt
The sun will come

[Chorus]
Sickness breeds shadows that lurk in hearts
Till 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

[Verse 2]
Contagion burdens our humanity, where childrens 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
[Pre-Chorus]
Hold on, hold on, hold on
The ice will melt
The sun will come

[Chorus]
Sickness breeds shadows that lurk in hearts
Till 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

[Bridge]
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

[Chorus]
Sickness breeds shadows that lurk in hearts
Till 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