The embers are not strong enough
So burn me darling, don't say please
We cut our teeth on ash and dust
Now I will be the first to leave
And you went north, and I went south (And I went north, and you went south)
To steal the song from a lonely mouth
And now the road's an open seam
That only love can cross between
And all the ghosts outside my door
Wait for me to let them in
And when the chill sets in your bones
You'll turn to me can them kin
And you went east, and I went west (And I went east, and you went west)
No love-token or hero's quest
Can right the wrongs that we have left
Cold flowers and a worn-out step
And you have been a wander light
Tracing arcs of the deepest wine
And I have followed time and time
Seen the darkest stars become your eyes
And we step forth, and we step back
I'll never drop you from my grasp
Until the stars outlive the night
I'll never ever leave your side