The tree line’s looking sharper as the atmosphere thins out The valley down in Ferry hasn't heard a single shout There’s a silence rolling over the mountains and the snow It's the kind of quiet comfort only you and I could know They can say the final chapter is already in the press But I find a kind of strange beauty in this wilderness [Chorus] So let the constellations plummet from the black Let the fault lines split wide open, there is no turning back I don't care if history forgets the human race As long as my last memory is looking at your face When the timeline finally fractures and the heavy wind blows I'll be walking through the ruins holding onto Joe [Verse 2] We’ve got the archives gathered, every story, every spark A ledger of our lifetimes to read out in the dark If the sun forgets to rise above the Healy ridge again I won't be looking backward, and I won't be frightened then We’ve been bracing for the long night since the day we met And there ain't a single moment that I’d ever want back yet [Chorus] So let the constellations plummet from the black Let the fault lines split wide open, there is no turning back I don't care if history forgets the human race As long as my last memory is looking at your face When the timeline finally fractures and the heavy wind blows I'll be walking through the ruins holding onto Joe [Bridge] Let them keep their crowded cities, let them panic in the streets We have everything we need right where the permafrost retreats It’s you and me against the void, a kingdom of our own The finest kind of sanctuary that I have ever known If this is how the story ends, then let the record show I spent my final hours exactly where I chose to go [Outro] So lock the heavy timber door and let the fire burn There is nothing left out there for us to ever learn I am staying by your side, Joe Through the ash and through the snow At the end of everything I'm never letting go.
