To Live Is To Die

[Verse 1]
Ash on the armor
Blood on the snow
Names carved in granite
Faces I know
I carry the banners
Of brothers that fell
Their stories are thunder
Inside this shell
[Chorus]
To live is to die
But we ride the fire
We burn for a moment
We blaze even higher
If fate cuts us down
Let the heavens hear our cry
We were born to stand
To live is to die
[Verse 2]
Scars on my heartbeat
Rust on my blade
I’ve lost every battle
I never made
But out of the ruins
A wild hope remains
A spark in the blackness
That tears through the chains
[Chorus]
To live is to die
But we ride the fire
We burn for a moment
We blaze even higher
If fate cuts us down
Let the heavens hear our cry
We were born to stand
To live is to die
[Bridge]
I’ve knelt in the dirt
Begged the sky for a sign (hey!)
Cursed every shadow that swallowed what’s mine
But as long as I’m breathing
I’m drawing this line
Between giving up
And giving my life
[Chorus]
To live is to die
But we ride the fire
We burn for a moment
We blaze even higher
If fate cuts us down
Let the heavens hear our cry
We were born to stand
To live is to die
[Chorus]
To live is to die
So we sing it louder
From ashes to glory
From weakness to power
When steel turns to dust and the last stars leave the sky
Let the echo say
To live is to die

metal, Epic power/speed metal ballad: clean male vocals that rise into soaring belts, double‑kick gallops under chugging rhythm guitars, lyrical twin‑lead harmonies, and a halftime, arena-sized chorus. Verses start tense and palm-muted, chorus explodes with wide-open chords and stacked choirs; bridge goes into a melodic shred solo over modulating chords before a final, higher key chorus., ballad, speed metal, power metal