A Homecoming Song amid the Smoke of War

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

The towers and terraces of old are covered in dust

My pack holds a homecoming long delayed

How many familiar faces have vanished into a sea of smoke

Someone still waits by the door for a letter to open

[Pre-Chorus]

I once chased fleeting fame to the edge of the sky

Now I only want to hear a familiar greeting from home

[Chorus]

Entrust the rest of my life to the awakening land

Give the unfinished song back to life

I've walked through war and through neglect

The warmth within my heart refuses to fall silent

Entrusting the rest of our lives to the lamplight we keep for each other

May those who wander at last find a home

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

The river carries sails from afar

An old friend left me a place to lean against the railing

The reflection in the cup is no longer young

The view before me is still worth being brave for

[Pre-Chorus]

I once chased fleeting fame to the edge of the sky

Now I only want to hear a familiar greeting from home

[Chorus]

Entrust the rest of my life to the awakening land

Give the unfinished song back to life

I've walked through war and through neglect

The warmth within my heart refuses to fall silent

Entrusting the rest of our lives to the lamplight we keep for each other

May those who wander at last find a home

[Bridge]

If I can still hold an umbrella over someone

Then I will not let wind and rain pass over my shoulders in vain

Those nights of falling and getting back up

Will become a gentle light along the road behind us

[Final Chorus]

Entrust the rest of my life to the awakening land

Give the unfinished song back to life

I've walked through war and through neglect

The warmth within my heart refuses to fall silent

Entrusting the rest of our lives to the lamplight we keep for each other

May those who wander at last find a home

[Outro]

I no longer ask what fate owes me

I only ask whose hearth I can stoke tonight