Track Insight / Lyrics
Worn and weary, weathered whipcord arms
Broad blade still glimmers in the night
Mist creeps in, a fleeting lover's kiss
Beneath his watch where the sea foams and hisses
Breathing out the secrets, the stories untold
Of the men who came, of the tales left cold
And though he sleeps, though storms may rage
His oath still holds, his vigil unbroken
Patient as the tides, steadfast as the sun
He stands a sentinel, alone, for everyone
A tarnished knight, guarding the break of dawn
His armor tarnished, his eyes now dim with shadows
But still he waits, through rain and wind and storm
For the return of heroes, afar
Gulls cry loud, a mournful sailor's refrain
Stars fade out as morning light begins to strain
The darkness slowly yields, the world revives
As the sun climbs high, the sword's gleam survives
And though he sleeps, though storms may rage
His oath still holds, his vigil unbroken
Patient as the tides, steadfast as the sun
He stands a sentinel, alone, for everyone
A tarnished knight, guarding the break of dawn
His armor tarnished, his eyes now dim with shadows
But still he waits, through rain and wind and storm
For the return of heroes, afar
In this lone vigil, he hears the call
Of distant battle, of legendary fall
Of glory sought, of courage without fear
That forged the legends, the myths that never clear
A tarnished knight, guarding the break of dawn
His armor tarnished, his eyes now dim with shadows
But still he waits, through rain and wind and storm
For the return of heroes, afar
And when at last the heroes come home
To stand again where the sun dips in the foam
He'll sheathe his sword, his vigil complete
And pass the torch, his duty to repeat
Fade to silence, a lone gull caws.
