We crossed the fields of iron where the cold winds prowled
Lanterns like a starline on the road we vowed
Ash along the gauntlets, night across the sward
Every step a promise that the dark can't hoard

Raise the stones and set the light
Name the dawn and hold it tight

Citadel of Dawn, built on the edge of storm
Shelter for the weary, a fire to keep us warm
Citadel of Dawn, carved in the heart of sky
When the shadows gather, we lift the Sun on high

The skyline takes attendance as the frost burns back
Footprints turn to silver on the daylight's track
We mortared broken hours into walls that hold
And capped the highest parapet with hammered gold

No borrowed throne, no gilded lie
Only the work that lifts the sky

Citadel of Dawn, built on the edge of storm
Shelter for the weary, a fire to keep us warm
Citadel of Dawn, carved in the heart of sky
When the shadows gather, we lift the Sun on high
We lift the Sun on high