Lyrics

Dust and Iron
By Yves Stilmant
Verse 1A
The wind still howls through canyon walls
Where broken stars and silence fall
A badge lies rusted in the dirt
Its story buried deep in hurt
Verse 1B
The outlaw rode through fire and stone
He chased the gold, he died alone
The fire's gone but something stays
His name still echoes through the haze
Pre-Chorus
They built this land on dust and flame
But no one now recalls their name
Chorus
Dust and iron, blood and pride
Ghosts still ride where legends died
Their voices fade in wind and rain
But time can't wash away the pain
You can hear them through the trees
In the dark and restless breeze
Dust and iron, truth and flame
Gone from sight, but not from name
Verse 2A
A woman waits in empty rooms
She danced in light, she walked through gloom
Her voice was soft, her will was steel
She loved a man too hard to heal
Verse 2B
A preacher rode with Bible worn
He blessed the lost, the weak, the torn
He spoke through fire, he prayed through night
His voice still lives beneath the light
Pre-Chorus
You can't erase the sky and land
But you can bleed to make a stand
Chorus
Dust and iron, blood and pride
Ghosts still ride where legends died
Their voices fade in wind and rain
But time can't wash away the pain
You can hear them through the trees
In the dark and restless breeze
Dust and iron, truth and flame
Gone from sight, but not from name
Bridge
The West still breathes in soil and bone
In every trail and place unknown
Their stories live in boots and fire
In every song, in each desire
Final Chorus
Dust and iron, blood and pride
Still they ride, still they confide
In the wind and in the flame
In each forgotten outlaw name
They were wild, they were free
Now they ride eternity
Dust and iron, side by side
Gone from view... but never died
Outro
Dust and iron... still survive.