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Insomnium - The River Lyrics

[Intro]
Old is my moon - Circle is complete
Long has been the way - The day is giving in
The dusk is thickening, cold engulfs the shore
I hear across the stream as Charon blows the horn

[Verse 1]
One more summer I ask for, I crave
One more autumn just to finish my song

Grant me this wish, bestow this gift
Ye noble gods I pray
When all is done, I'll go down with the sun
And welcome the twilight that falls

[Pre-Chorus]
I know it's in vain
For it's my time
There is no delay
Last light will hide

[Chorus]
Hearken now to the trumpet call
As it echoes in the dark (whirls through the night)
Time has come to say the farewells
Step down into the shades

[Verse 2]
I scrape the sand that's running out, slipping away
Dripping now through this weary hands
Vanishing into thin air
All I ask is one more day to redeem it all
Then gladly I will pass and welcome the silent world

[Pre-Chorus]
I know its in vain
For it's my time
There is no delay
Last light will hide

[Chorus]
Hearken now to the trumpet call
As it echoes in the dark (whirls through the night)
Time has come to say the farewells
Step down into the shades

[Bridge 1]
With no sound, upon the calm stream
The black boat moves, like mist on the waves
Slowly Charon rows, slowly sky turns
Stars fade away, we enter the shades

[Bridge 2]
But a wanderer I am on the heaths of night
On this shore now ends
Ends my prolonged path
I am home at last

[Outro]
Tonight my dust is being gathered here
And brought before my father
Set before his throne
I am home at last