[Verse 1]
Gate 10
Won’t open
(Aldric)
I know
(why won’t it open)
The map does not say
(the map should say)
The map does not say
The Hero tries pushing
(it doesn’t push)
The Hunter tries finding a hinge
(there is no hinge)
The Queen stands still
Because she has already calculated that this is not a door problem
[Pre-Chorus]
I turn around
Because something
Is behind me
The Swan
Three steps back
Not crossing the line
As usual
[Chorus]
He has a key
(he has a key)
How long have you had that
(a while)
How long is a while
(since before the bar)
Since before
(yes)
You followed us through Level 5
(yes)
Through Level 9
(yes)
Through the bunnies
(that was very hard to watch)
AND YOU HAD A KEY
[Verse 2]
He holds it out
But not all the way
Just far enough for everyone to see
That it fits
That it would open everything
That Aldric’s map was never wrong
Just incomplete
The Hero starts to speak
The Queen puts her hand on his arm
Not yet
[Pre-Chorus 2]
He says
I will give you the key
One condition
(what condition)
Make me part of this
[Chorus 2]
He has a key
(he has a key)
And he has been carrying it
Through every level we couldn’t see him
Every threshold he couldn’t cross
Every door he sat outside
He wasn’t lost
(he was waiting)
He was waiting
(for what)
For someone to ask
[Bridge]
I look at the crew
The Hunter nods
The Hero nods
(correctly this time)
Castor is already smiling
Because Castor always knows first
The Queen says nothing
Which means yes
I look at The Swan
I think about what it means
To carry a key to something
And choose to wait
Until you are chosen
And then I say it
[Final Chorus]
Welcome to the crew
(…)
(is that a yes)
That is a yes
(…)
He hands me the key
He does not smile immediately
He waits one full second
The way you wait
When something you held for a long time
Finally lands where it belongs
Then he smiles
[Outro]
The gate opens
Level 11
Nobody moves for a moment
Then Castor walks through first
The Swan follows
Still last
But this time
Not because he wasn’t allowed
Because that is just where he walks
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