Track Insight / Lyrics
You stand there with your broadsword broad,
Forged steel reflecting the dying glow
Of the tavern lanterns along the bay
As our rickety dance nears its end
All night's delight dissolves to yesterday
Like embers you discard, I, too, will bend
But not before one more fleeting spin
Then a long slow walk with steps unfinned
Memories of conquests hazy, worn
Inch by inch the moon ascends the torn
Velvet Night will shroud this place at last
Where dreams of knighthood met a fevered past
Fading ember, once a blazing fire
Now I count each step with a heavy heart's desire
To reach the end of this worn-out pier
And let the dark San Francisco tide wash away my tired cheer
So I depart with dawn's chill on my skin
And the city's mad cacophony within
Your armor creaks as we move apart
The last light of the night, the first rays of the heart
Each step echoes, "Goodbye, Warrior, I understand, "
"Though legends fade, the tale remains in my hand"
Fading ember, once a blazing fire
Now I count each step with a heavy heart's desire
To reach the end of this worn-out pier
And let the dark San Francisco tide wash away my tired cheer
Through the foggy veil, I'll cling to the past
Where hero's essence met a moment's passion fast
In the silence of that misty, forgotten night
A tarnished knight and a maiden's kiss took flight
Fading ember, once a blazing fire
Now I count each step with a heavy heart's desire
To reach the end of this worn-out pier
And let the dark San Francisco tide wash away my tired cheer
Fading ember, dying light, I'll find my peace
Counting footsteps toward the silent bay
Where in the depths the city's dreams release
And the last echoes of my tale will stray
Neon puddles glisten on the pier's floor
Morning's misty veil begins to explore
The secrets and the stories left behind
As I step out into a new day's grind
