Runes of the First City

[Intro]
Starlight ink on newborn stone,
A whisper carved our future home.

[Verse 1]
Hands of dust and dawn-lit eyes,
Mapped the heavens, named the skies.
Every rune a careful breath,
Promising a softer death.

[Pre-Chorus]
Write the law we choose to keep,
Guard the fire, let children sleep.

[Chorus]
Runes of the first city rise,
A lantern written in the skies.
Hold the night and teach the bone,
How to turn a world to home.

[Verse 2]
Markets bloom from ash and rain,
Songs grow bold where once was pain.
Between the iron and the wheat,
We learn the rhythm of our feet.

[Pre-Chorus]
Bless the mortar, bless the seam,
Grant the humble leave to dream.

[Chorus]
Runes of the first city rise,
A lantern written in the skies.
Hold the night and teach the bone,
How to turn a world to home.

[Bridge]
If angels come, if devils pry,
Let stone remember why we try.

[Final Chorus]
Runes of the first city stay,
A vow that will not fade away.
Even when the gates are torn,
Light will say: “We were reborn.”

[Outro]
Chisel sleeps; the letters glow
Long after every torch is low.