Until The Day
Until The Day (Poem)
In Cities of Light we are made
But soon we all fall asleep
And into the darkness we fade
To live as shephardless sheep
Through oceans of questions we wade
While Time draws us into The Deep
And further we sink into shade
Like cliff jumpers taking a leap
But we dream not of wings til we're falling
We miss not the sun til it's cold
It's not until we start bawling
That we learn what it means to be bold
At our darkest, we realize our calling
Having passion, we never grow old
Though most of our lives are spent brawling,
To this life, so tightly we hold.
But life as we know it is fleeting;
And none of us know what awaits
So as long as our hearts are still beating,
Our days are spent crafting our fates
But be careful with whom you're competing
Cause when you die, you leave all your mates
And if there exists a Grand Meeting
It's just you alone at The Gates...
- A. J. Darkholme (October 2015)
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Until The Day (Lyrics)
[Intro]
In Cities of Light, we begin
But even the brightest go dim…
[Verse 1]
We are born in cities of light
But we fall asleep too soon
Fade into the edge of night
Like shadows chasing the moon
Drifting as shepherdless sheep
No compass, no guiding hand
We wander where oceans run deep
And sink where we once would stand
[Bridge]
But we don’t dream of wings 'til we're falling
We don’t miss the sun 'til it’s gone
[Chorus]
It's not 'til we break that we’re brave
Not 'til we scream that we’re strong
In the dark is where we are made
Where we’ve been hurting so long
But we hold this life like a flame
Through the winds and the doubt and the rain
And we burn... until the day
[Verse 2]
Most of our lives are a fight
We brawl with the weight of our name
But every scar is a spark in the night
Every loss just feeds the flame
We chase some illusion of meaning
While time just laughs and waits
But the truth doesn’t come with a warning
Only knocks when it’s too late
[Bridge]
It’s not 'til we’re lost that we’re learning
Not 'til we’re burned that we feel
[Chorus]
It's not 'til we break that we’re brave
Not 'til we scream that we’re real
In the dark is where we are saved
In the wreckage, we finally heal
So we hold this life like a flame
In a world we’ll never quite tame
And we burn... until the day
[Bridge]
Be careful who you’re racing
The grave holds no gold
No trophies, no rivals
Just silence and cold
When your final breath shakes
And your hands start to fade
There’s no crowd at the gate
Just you, and your weight
[Breakdown]
So make it count!
Make it real!
Make it hurt!
Make it feel!
Make it count!
Make it real!
Make it hurt!
Make it feel!
[Final Chorus]
It’s not 'til we break that we’re brave
Not 'til we scream that we’re free
In the dark is where we behave
Like the souls we’re dying to be
So hold your life like a flame
Let it burn through every mistake
And don’t let go
Until the day
[Outro]
If there’s a Grand Meeting
If there's a true Gate
You’ll walk it alone
But you’ll walk it awake