1. THE BOY ON THE SHORE

The city lies
Forgotten in time
Trodden, trampled;
Used up and abandoned

Its soul sold for
Pennies more
The boy closed the door
On life lived before

With home no longer home
Hearts turn to stone

Merchants trading spices
From shores so far away
Ships that graced these waters
Fill graves below the sea

The boy cries out into the night,
To streets run dry, and sunken sights
Days of old, forsaken
Regret becomes his muse

And I recall the moment
Everything was clear
And I recall the moment
I walked away

He dives into the water
Thoughts churn, lost in a trance
An empty vessel beckons
A reckless plan, his last chance

And I recall the moment
Everything was clear
And I recall the moment
I walked away

And I recall the moment
Fate was in my hands
And I recall the moment
It was lost

For the trampled
For the trodden
Crash the rocks
Drown again
Drown again

And I recall the moment
Everything was clear
And I recall the moment
I walked away

A final glance, the wreckage falls,
Another shore, another stop
Ashes to make clay,
Come with a price to pay

With home no longer home
We’ll reap what’s sown