The radio went silent at the break of dawn The birds didn’t sing, they just knew to be gone The treeline is burning, the valley is gray They are calling for prayers to wash it away But the altars are cracked and the icons are blind There is nothing but smoke in the ruins behind Take off your coat, let the ashes fall in This is where the world ends, and where we begin. (Chorus) So close your eyes tight, let the oceans go black We are crossing the border and we ain't looking back Let the saints have their gold and their blinding white light We’ll find our own kingdom deep in the night Where the stars never burn and the shadows run deep In the dark side of heaven, forever to keep. (Verse 2) The clock on the mantelpiece stopped at three There is no more tomorrow for you and for me The neighbors are weeping, they’re begging for grace But I’m spending my final looks on your face Let the firmament shatter, let the monuments fall We don’t need their mercy, we don’t need it all They promised a city of glass and of stone But I’d rather be lost with you than saved alone. (Chorus) So close your eyes tight, let the oceans go black We are crossing the border and we ain't looking back Let the saints have their gold and their blinding white light We’ll find our own kingdom deep in the night Where the stars never burn and the shadows run deep In the dark side of heaven, forever to keep. (Bridge) (The music drops to just a single, vibrating low note) They say there’s a ledger that counts every sin They say that the gates will not let us both in But there’s a wild, quiet pasture behind the great wall Where the forgotten spirits answer no call Past the choirs of angels, past the judgment and fire Is the cold, silent country of our last desire. (Guitar Solo - Slow, weeping, echoing) (Verse 3) The floorboards are shaking, the roof is giving way The sky is a color that doesn't belong to the day Hold my hand harder, feel the blood in my wrist We are slipping away like the morning mist It’s the beautiful ending of everything made And we’re walking right into the deepest of shade. (Chorus) So close your eyes tight, let the oceans go black We are crossing the border and we ain't looking back Let the saints have their gold and their blinding white light We’ll find our own kingdom deep in the night Where the stars never burn and the shadows run deep In the dark side of heaven, forever to keep. (Outro) Just behind the light... Where the quiet things grow. No more keeping time. No more snow. I'll see you there soon, on the dark side of heaven... Forever to keep. Forever to keep.
