Текст песни
16 years (16 years)
16 banners united over the fields (over the fields)
Where the good shepherd grieves
Desperate men (desperate men)
Desperate women divided
Spreading their wings (spreading their wings)
'Neath the falling leaves
Fortune calls (fortune calls)
I stepped forth from the shadows, to the marketplace (marketplace)
Merchants and thieves hungry for power
My last deal gone down (last deal gone down)
She's smelling sweet like the meadows
Where she was born (where she was born)
On midsummer's eve, near the tower
The cold-blooded moon (cold-blooded moon)
The captain waits above the celebration
Sending his thoughts (sending his thoughts)
To a beloved maid
Whose ebony face (ebony face)
Is beyond communication
The captain is down, but still believing that his love will be repaid
They shaved her head (shaved her head)
She was torn between Jupiter and Apollo
A messenger arrived (messenger arrived)
With a black nightingale
I seen her on the stairs (seen her on the stairs)
And I couldn't help but follow, follow her down
Past the fountain where they lifted her veil
I stumbled to my feet (stumbled to my feet)
I rode past destruction in the ditches
With the stitches still mending
'Neath a heart-shaped tattoo
Renegade priests (renegade priests)
And treacherous young witches
Were handing out the flowers that I'd given to you
The palace of mirrors (palace of mirrors)
Where dog soldiers are reflected
The endless road (endless road)
And the wailing of chimes
The empty rooms (empty rooms)
Where her memory is protected
Where the angel's voices whisper
To the souls of previous times
She wakes him up (wakes him up)
48 hours later, the sun is breaking
Near broken chains (broken chains)
Mountain laurel and rolling rocks