The Means to Preserve
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๐ Lyrics
There is a light at the edge of the sea
That keeps on beckoning me
The glow is not hard to miss
When washed up against the abyss
In the darkness it waits
For man to unseal its gate
Only the eyes are to blame
For what's read by a candle's flame
I swear that I'll take the grey skies in stride
Just please keep the black from my side
Blood of a shadow's heart
Can never flow in the dark
Close your eyes and you'll
Always stay here
Nothing to hide from or fear
So bring me the shield, not the sword
But bring me nothing I've adored
Just bring me the means to preserve one body
And I will ask for nothing more
Await no fate
Too late, too late
So bring me the shield, not the sword
Bring me a coward's last reward
Cause if you grant me the power to fight this battle
I will keep begging you for more
We have harnessed the idea in our minds
That the sky beyond the wood must be divine
But wherever we tread our roots shall be planted
And the tress will grow in little time
Stars of the frozen night
Don't guide my way, don't aid in my plight
Let me for once adjust my eyes
And let the days roll by
Hide while you can
They will see you
Those with the wounds in their flesh
They'll say "Hope is worth the mess"
Don't make a sound
They will hear you
And bring down the fire from above
That cruel flame, they'll light it
And they'll call it love
Maybe you'll find the strength after all
Maybe we're not destined for the fall
But all I ever saw
Deep in the mirror of your eyes
Was a candle lit just to fight the cold
And a child born to forget the old
But I swore to you I wouldn't live that way
Let the pieces fall where they may
Light at the edge of the sea
Has taken control of me
I grasp for all that I wish
As it hovers above the abyss
I know now that I'll never be void
Of desire until I've destroyed
Both the compass and the map
So there will be no way to turn back
To places where freedom prevails
Where even darkness can fail
I've come to see that I don't want that choice
Take all I have, take my voice
Sleep at the edge of the earth
Far from the spring of life's
Rebirth
After the years spent in here
I'm still not in the clear
The realization draws near
That all we will ever know is fear
That keeps on beckoning me
The glow is not hard to miss
When washed up against the abyss
In the darkness it waits
For man to unseal its gate
Only the eyes are to blame
For what's read by a candle's flame
I swear that I'll take the grey skies in stride
Just please keep the black from my side
Blood of a shadow's heart
Can never flow in the dark
Close your eyes and you'll
Always stay here
Nothing to hide from or fear
So bring me the shield, not the sword
But bring me nothing I've adored
Just bring me the means to preserve one body
And I will ask for nothing more
Await no fate
Too late, too late
So bring me the shield, not the sword
Bring me a coward's last reward
Cause if you grant me the power to fight this battle
I will keep begging you for more
We have harnessed the idea in our minds
That the sky beyond the wood must be divine
But wherever we tread our roots shall be planted
And the tress will grow in little time
Stars of the frozen night
Don't guide my way, don't aid in my plight
Let me for once adjust my eyes
And let the days roll by
Hide while you can
They will see you
Those with the wounds in their flesh
They'll say "Hope is worth the mess"
Don't make a sound
They will hear you
And bring down the fire from above
That cruel flame, they'll light it
And they'll call it love
Maybe you'll find the strength after all
Maybe we're not destined for the fall
But all I ever saw
Deep in the mirror of your eyes
Was a candle lit just to fight the cold
And a child born to forget the old
But I swore to you I wouldn't live that way
Let the pieces fall where they may
Light at the edge of the sea
Has taken control of me
I grasp for all that I wish
As it hovers above the abyss
I know now that I'll never be void
Of desire until I've destroyed
Both the compass and the map
So there will be no way to turn back
To places where freedom prevails
Where even darkness can fail
I've come to see that I don't want that choice
Take all I have, take my voice
Sleep at the edge of the earth
Far from the spring of life's
Rebirth
After the years spent in here
I'm still not in the clear
The realization draws near
That all we will ever know is fear
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:21.26] There is a light at the edge of the sea
[00:27.38] That keeps on beckoning me
[00:32.97] The glow is not hard to miss
[00:38.32] When washed up against the abyss
[00:44.62] In the darkness it waits
[00:49.87] For man to unseal its gate
[00:54.86] Only the eyes are to blame
[01:00.74] For what's read by a candle's flame
[01:05.96] I swear that I'll take the grey skies in stride
[01:11.82] Just please keep the black from my side
[01:17.46] Blood of a shadow's heart
[01:23.28] Can never flow in the dark
[01:29.16] Close your eyes and you'll
[01:32.05] Always stay here
[01:34.63] Nothing to hide from or fear
[02:45.94] So bring me the shield, not the sword
[02:51.40] But bring me nothing I've adored
[02:55.78] Just bring me the means to preserve one body
[03:00.64] And I will ask for nothing more
[03:05.19] Await no fate
[03:12.73] Too late, too late
[03:22.28] So bring me the shield, not the sword
[03:26.51] Bring me a coward's last reward
[03:30.36] Cause if you grant me the power to fight this battle
[03:35.45] I will keep begging you for more
[03:39.36] We have harnessed the idea in our minds
[03:43.12] That the sky beyond the wood must be divine
[03:47.85] But wherever we tread our roots shall be planted
[03:52.73] And the tress will grow in little time
[04:19.22] Stars of the frozen night
[04:23.94] Don't guide my way, don't aid in my plight
[04:29.20] Let me for once adjust my eyes
[04:33.60] And let the days roll by
[05:19.31] Hide while you can
[05:24.42] They will see you
[05:28.03] Those with the wounds in their flesh
[05:32.19] They'll say "Hope is worth the mess"
[05:51.08] Don't make a sound
[05:55.67] They will hear you
[05:58.55] And bring down the fire from above
[06:02.60] That cruel flame, they'll light it
[06:10.63] And they'll call it love
[06:35.04] Maybe you'll find the strength after all
[06:40.76] Maybe we're not destined for the fall
[06:45.69] But all I ever saw
[06:48.58] Deep in the mirror of your eyes
[06:51.80] Was a candle lit just to fight the cold
[06:56.99] And a child born to forget the old
[07:02.46] But I swore to you I wouldn't live that way
[07:07.64] Let the pieces fall where they may
[07:34.49] Light at the edge of the sea
[07:39.39] Has taken control of me
[07:44.23] I grasp for all that I wish
[07:49.00] As it hovers above the abyss
[07:54.06] I know now that I'll never be void
[07:59.59] Of desire until I've destroyed
[08:04.57] Both the compass and the map
[08:09.19] So there will be no way to turn back
[08:13.54] To places where freedom prevails
[08:17.60] Where even darkness can fail
[08:22.51] I've come to see that I don't want that choice
[08:27.59] Take all I have, take my voice
[08:33.91] Sleep at the edge of the earth
[08:39.32] Far from the spring of life's
[08:45.50] Rebirth
[09:59.43] After the years spent in here
[10:03.16] I'm still not in the clear
[10:08.10] The realization draws near
[10:13.03] That all we will ever know is fear
[11:00.72]
[00:27.38] That keeps on beckoning me
[00:32.97] The glow is not hard to miss
[00:38.32] When washed up against the abyss
[00:44.62] In the darkness it waits
[00:49.87] For man to unseal its gate
[00:54.86] Only the eyes are to blame
[01:00.74] For what's read by a candle's flame
[01:05.96] I swear that I'll take the grey skies in stride
[01:11.82] Just please keep the black from my side
[01:17.46] Blood of a shadow's heart
[01:23.28] Can never flow in the dark
[01:29.16] Close your eyes and you'll
[01:32.05] Always stay here
[01:34.63] Nothing to hide from or fear
[02:45.94] So bring me the shield, not the sword
[02:51.40] But bring me nothing I've adored
[02:55.78] Just bring me the means to preserve one body
[03:00.64] And I will ask for nothing more
[03:05.19] Await no fate
[03:12.73] Too late, too late
[03:22.28] So bring me the shield, not the sword
[03:26.51] Bring me a coward's last reward
[03:30.36] Cause if you grant me the power to fight this battle
[03:35.45] I will keep begging you for more
[03:39.36] We have harnessed the idea in our minds
[03:43.12] That the sky beyond the wood must be divine
[03:47.85] But wherever we tread our roots shall be planted
[03:52.73] And the tress will grow in little time
[04:19.22] Stars of the frozen night
[04:23.94] Don't guide my way, don't aid in my plight
[04:29.20] Let me for once adjust my eyes
[04:33.60] And let the days roll by
[05:19.31] Hide while you can
[05:24.42] They will see you
[05:28.03] Those with the wounds in their flesh
[05:32.19] They'll say "Hope is worth the mess"
[05:51.08] Don't make a sound
[05:55.67] They will hear you
[05:58.55] And bring down the fire from above
[06:02.60] That cruel flame, they'll light it
[06:10.63] And they'll call it love
[06:35.04] Maybe you'll find the strength after all
[06:40.76] Maybe we're not destined for the fall
[06:45.69] But all I ever saw
[06:48.58] Deep in the mirror of your eyes
[06:51.80] Was a candle lit just to fight the cold
[06:56.99] And a child born to forget the old
[07:02.46] But I swore to you I wouldn't live that way
[07:07.64] Let the pieces fall where they may
[07:34.49] Light at the edge of the sea
[07:39.39] Has taken control of me
[07:44.23] I grasp for all that I wish
[07:49.00] As it hovers above the abyss
[07:54.06] I know now that I'll never be void
[07:59.59] Of desire until I've destroyed
[08:04.57] Both the compass and the map
[08:09.19] So there will be no way to turn back
[08:13.54] To places where freedom prevails
[08:17.60] Where even darkness can fail
[08:22.51] I've come to see that I don't want that choice
[08:27.59] Take all I have, take my voice
[08:33.91] Sleep at the edge of the earth
[08:39.32] Far from the spring of life's
[08:45.50] Rebirth
[09:59.43] After the years spent in here
[10:03.16] I'm still not in the clear
[10:08.10] The realization draws near
[10:13.03] That all we will ever know is fear
[11:00.72]