Hold Fast Hope

How can you be sleeping? Waves like weapons crash Over us, cry for mercy Let's hold fast hope Who of us is cursed, or do we have to ask? Search your souls and hold fast No one speaks a word, then let the lots be cast Truth be told and hold fast White death wakes in black skies Mark your maker's wrath Fear and flames of azure Climb the crooked mast You will yet be baptized Steeped in shattered gla*s Sink and sing your answer Let's hold fast As strong arms grip your shoulders Like dead hands of the past Pray as you're tossed over This breath could be your last Quiet and cold Silent and slow Night black as coal Miles here below Find your faith and dive deep Through living gateways pa*s Lined with death and ivory Let's hold fast, hold fast Deep beneath the black dawn Leagues from lightning's flash Ribs will raise Cathedrals For the morning ma*s Steel yourself in sackcloth Roll your heart in ash Scrape your skin with steel wool Let's hold fast hope Ribs will raise Cathedrals for the morning ma*s Scrape your skin with steel wool Cross your heart and hold fast hope Hold fast hope, hold fast hope