Dawn by Tony Gibbs
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Dawn

Ash on the wind, the banners are torn,
Silence before the storm.
Footsteps echo in hollow halls,
Names of the fallen whispered on walls.
The desert breathes a ghostly sigh,
And every heart knows why.

Dawn, you cruel and golden flame,
You light the sky but not our shame.
We stand though the end is near,
For those we lost, we keep them here.
Dawn, remember our vow—
We fight, though the sun burns now.

Steel in hand, our eyes are dry,
No tears left to cry.
Shadows move where sisters bled,
The living walk beside the dead.
We count the drums beyond the dune,
And wait for death or noon.

Dawn, you cruel and golden flame,
You light the sky but not our shame.
We stand though the end is near,
For those we lost, we keep them here.
Dawn, remember our vow—
We fight, though the sun burns now.

If fate forgets our names,
Let sand and wind remain,
To tell how love and sorrow meet—
In the dust beneath our feet.

Dawn, you cruel and golden flame,
You light the sky but not our shame.
The gates are wide, the horns resound—
We ride until the sun goes down.

The desert wakes.
The gates swing wide.
The queens go forth—
And dawn divides.

Only dawn divides.

Dawn performed by Joni Felix

UK songwriter. Featured songs have been produced thanks to the talent of Cadence Road, Ryan Arthur, Donna Hazelton, Esther O'Connor, Tim O'Connor, Graeme Duffin, Sandy Jones, John Harley Weston, Kim Copeland, Erin Caldwell, Rachel Williams, Tim Buppert, Pete Dymond, Marcie Summers, Stuart Brayson, Buddy Hyatt, Jim Hyatt, Brian Fullen, Glen Duncan, Bob Britt, Wayne Killius, James Mitchell, Doug Grieves, and Ray Curtis. 

All music and lyrics © Tony Gibbs unless shown otherwise