[Verse 1] I came for the final fire The last warmth left alive I came for the woman with the lantern I came for those who would survive I came for the ones who’d tell the children “You do not kneel tonight” I came for the last thing in this world Still worth the fight
[Pre-Chorus] But there is no signal in the tower No voice cutting through the rain No one to say she’s coming No one brave enough to remain
[Chorus] The last bastion No warmth left alive The last bastion No broken left to survive I walked through the dead fields I entered the gates She’ll have to take us all they said There was no us There was no all Just gates
[Verse 2] I looked for the woman by the lanterns With the rifle, with the flame I looked for the ones who buried lovers And came back all the same I walked through the shattered halls And listened for the song The final chorus steadying hearts But there were no hearts There was no song They were gone
[Pre-Chorus 2] I built this march for something worthy I darkened skies for this And the answer to the final question Was emptiness
[Chorus] The last bastion No warmth left alive The last bastion No broken left to survive I walked through the dead fields I entered the gates She’ll have to take us all they said There was no us There was no all Just gates
[Bridge — hollow, almost spoken] “Is this the end?” That’s what they wrote Both of them wrote it Different songs, same question Is this the beginning or the end
The answer is yes And it tasted like nothing The gates opened No one held their breath No one was there to hold anything
THAT WAS IT That was what I built the riders for That was what the mist was for What was this for What was any of this For
[Outro — Sede Vacante bleeding in] Vacant The throne is vacant The bastion is vacant Victory is vacant And somewhere in me The emptiness I thought I’d left behind Comes home