Lyrics

[Verse 1] Human bones scatter the place where I lay down Humanness is left at the place we last kissed The siege was lifted long ago And I guess, I can still hear the women cry I guess, I can still hear the men die [Verse 2] I've come to tempt the kindness of the coast And see what this battlefield can boast So I looked down at the sea And I guess, he's looking back at me I guess, the things he's seen [Chorus] 'Cause I left without a word or a song To find the figures down upon the lawn I guess I'll have to take this [?] on 'Cause I can't hold the fort long [Verse 3] Motte and bailey couldn't keep them at the gates The ground holds all our fears and fates I hear it shake under my feet And I guess, soon I'll be in that good earth A lazy bed given a wide berth [Chorus] 'Cause I left without a word or a song To find the figures down upon the lawn I guess I'll have to take this [?] on 'Cause I can't hold the fort long No, I can't hold the fort long [Coda] [?], you will outlast us [?], you will outlast us [?], you will outlast us [?], you will outlast us