wharf 4

Lyrics

[VERSE] The storm has finally broken, left the air completely still I’m walking past the factories, down the sloping harbor hill The concrete canyons narrow till they open to the sea Where the fog is lifting slowly over the debris [change] I carry my guitar not a shield against the cold an open door to stories that have yet to be told Selene’s cards are resting in the pocket of my coat And the once solid iron is a shadow in my throat.  [HOOK] And I’m standing at the edge of the world tonight! The sun is setting gold, a dramatic, burning light! I didn't run down here to find a savior or a cure I didn't bring my wreckage just to make her feel unsure! [BONUS HOOK] I am ready for the dawn, I am ready for the tide With the beast and the troubadour living side by side!  [bridge] They say a lion-hearted woman’s hiding down along the piers Waking from her winter, washing out the old-world tears I don’t know if she remembers, I don't know what she would say for the first time in my life, I am okay with it that way. [bonus bridge] The mystery is beautiful... the mystery is beautiful… what a blessing in life The mystery is wide.  [HOOK] And I’m standing at the edge of the world tonight! The sun is setting gold, a dramatic, burning light! I didn't run down here to find a savior or a cure I didn't bring my wreckage just to make her feel unsure! [BONUS HOOK] I am ready for the dawn, I am ready for the tide With the beast and the troubadour living side by side!    [quiet VERSE] I stop before the boardwalk where the wooden planks are gray Looking out across the harbor as the colors fade away I see a flash of gold hair near a trawler by the dock And my heart rate doesn't panic, it doesn't face a shock [quiet change] I don't have to force a reunion, I don't have to fix the past To know the spell the Queen spun has dissolved away at last. If ashes learn to kneel, then the silence learns to sing And I can face the reality of what tomorrow's gonna bring.    [INSTRUMENTAL]   [bonus HOOK] And I’m standing at the edge of the world tonight! The sun is setting gold, a dramatic, burning light! I didn't run down here to find a savior or a cure I didn't bring my wreckage just to make her feel unsure! [extra BONUS HOOK] I am ready for the dawn, I am ready for the tide With the beast and the troubadour living side by side!  [Outro] I am here... standing on my own feet! whichever way the wind blows... - My song is now complete!