OLD NIGHT LYRICS

1. Entwined

When we were young, we loved but didn't know it
Wiser now, we love still, but we don't show it
It's a bloody mess this thing that we call life
A rise, a fall, a stumble, a crawl - an eternal strife

When we were young we could love but didn't think of it
Wiser now, dwelling on the past we wish we went for it
It's a hell of a thing to live with what we call regret
The one that got away becomes the one we can't forget

I find it sad that there are dreams we dare not follow,
That we loose ourselves in relations that make us feel so hollow
And I find bitter all these lies we daily need to swallow
So stupid this myriad of rules we blindly follow

So one more time please break your heart with mine
No matter which path you choose, ours will always entwine

2. Hearken And Remember

Hearken brother, though I might have failed you
An unvarnished truth is always a dreadful ordeal
Inconsequential we all are in the greater scheme of things
But sometimes the Devil has a cruel hand to deal

So do we soldier on or crumble under an emotional tide?
As we are often filled with self doubt and foolish pride
But odious as it is, that's just how it goes
Merciless, the wheel keeps grinding and everybody knows
Life will go out of it's way just to rob you of all the fun
So we might as well take a trip to the moon or set sail for the sun

We stared into the abyss and walked away head high
We faced the Devil and looked him straight in the eye

Do you remember, brother, the time when magic felt all too real?
All but forgotten now as the Devil managed more of the soul to peel

Strange are the paths that are laid before us
And the shadows will often turn a hue deeper
But we did battle with dragons before, you and I
When all is said and done I'm still my brother's keeper

Week is the flesh and fragile is the mind
Our time on Earth is measured by the world we leave behind

3. Elder

A tired king wore
A weary brow for a crown
Upon his broken back a heavy cross
That weights him down

His calloused hands but a cradle now
For his wrinkled forehead
Yet still he lingers on while greater men
Lay forgotten and dead

Silent as ever, old age crept up
And as he approached nearer
There was a strange familiarity
In the eyes staring from the mirror

Oh, heavy heart of an old soul
In such a fragile husk
With a misty eye, a heartfelt smile
Awaiting the final dusk

4. Glacial

Everything is white
Frozen the horizon
It is so cold

A heart chilling
Black abyss
In that icy hold

Deep is the winter
Deep is the snow
Deeper only the hole

At the very bottom
Of that endless sorrow
Lay the remains of your heart and soul

So cold
For so long

5. The Reaping Of Hearts

In darkness we are left to dwell
Bound to our own grief
Hand in hand we walk with sorrow
Our misery baffles belief

In that solemn silence
A mere whisper may sound like thunder
A spark to light a fire
A storm that will tear all asunder

So spread your wings and soar little men
I've seen your heads hung too low
You need to reach for the stars once again
For we all reap what we sow

The truth is the hardest to face
It is excuses we are seeking now
To avoid calling this "the end"
When love becomes a fading echo
Of a distant memory
The reaping of hearts is at hand







OLD NIGHT LYRICS