The dawn is, but a distance memory Ever warm in its presence Yet never lasting for one essence From a great fire to mere embers Moments away from ashes For the time has come For this symbol of peace Yet no matter what No matter how dire And how scared they are Even when their backs are against the wall They will stand tall And see further than the giants That stare them down For they are our heroes They are the light In our darkest hour In this time of need Their dying embers will shine With the fury of a thousand fires And shine brighter than the sun Their flame shall burn away this darkness For the sake of our kind They strike, it lands, the dust settles Their great fire now extinguished Their embers no longer bring warmth They are stars that no longer shine Forever they are present In the hearts and minds of those Who remember them For all shall remember Their last stand