INTRO:
this is not the end, i feel it in my bones
time is growing fast, soon we will grow old
till time forgets us altogether
i will hold you close, my brother
i will close the doors and lock us
in a kingdom crawling with monsters
VERSE ONE:
but alas, time had started without you
he despises latecomers
and whispers go around and about you
ruthless rumour-spreaders
the soft plank of a sword falling on a blanket of snow
you see how red trickles fast against the white
you kneel down and hold his lifeless body tight
CHORUS:
and we'll meet after eons go by
mere seconds and moments
but look what time has made of us;
in soul and mind, you remain gracious
VERSE TWO:
his smile, you'll never see again
his laugh that wakes up sleeping men
yet not a tear dropped, not a heart fell
except yours, a silence so broken
your soul resides in
you say, "i must stay home, dangers lay in wait."
if a home is where a heart is, his lays in a grave
he knocks on doors in search for a place to stay
but with a word of scorn he's turned away
(CHORUS)
BRIDGE:
you didn't speak the same language as the stars
you said, "send him down; my friend. otherwise with the moon, i'll spar."
the stars obliged, silver family twinkling in the night
you resort to the sea in mourning of a stolen knight
to judge by a flick of a coin, was unwise
as was his act to perform in a duel to show courage and might
but the sword pushed through his chest, the thud of his body as he fell
then came running his brother from afar
a teardrop about to fall, frozen in time
he made his place amongst the stars
that's all you can remember for tonight
so you raise the glass of wine to your lips
look up to the sky, give it a kiss
and wonder how easily you missed the time that goes by
(CHORUS)
OUTRO:
this is not the end, i feel it in my bones
time is growing fast, soon we will grow old
till time forgets us altogether
i will hold you close, my brother
i will close the doors and lock us
in a kingdom crawling with monsters
