North Star - Hit the Switch

Drifting through the marsh

We made it just outside the bend

No one had sought the cost

We all lost in the end

And when the harsh and bitter cold

Struck down the last of our lone wolves

We painted black our faces

With their blood and ashes

Then we stoked the flames and rode the wind

Bogged down by the waves

We spotted hope in that old lighthouse in the dark

But it’s too late

We’re not whole

We’re not welcome anymore

And never the same

We’re still battling our old ways

A peace made with a man and his disease

He saw their pain

And he couldn’t help but feel the connection

The realization all this was for him

Now he drops to his knees and asks again

We burn the woods

To learn the worst

It hurts

But still we can’t give in

It can’t be fate

It can’t be moved

Get over it

Just move along and don’t look down

Just keep yourself alive

You’re up and moving down the road

But still can’t find those hidden stones

No I can’t do this on my own

'cause I need you to bring me home

All night burns

The most of all the worst

And best have got a lot to live

But they have graves

So tell me not

Of the tales that strike our fears

They can disappear

'cause I’m still battling my old ways