Once upon a time my existence
Was defined by ambition and trade
Now it?s gone just like this
The remnants of the exodus
At a loss, all alone and afraid
The fire has left me long ago
Once I was bristlin and brave
Now I?m destined to wither
On an errand of fools
And to lie in a mariners grave, yeah
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Verse
I was worn with the stress
And the weight of progress
In the foremost uncertain of days
Comatose, dark & still
Bave the means but lost the will
To take the fight to imposing ways
Chorus
The fire has left me long ago
Once I was bristlin and brave
Now I?m destined to wither
On an errand of fools
And to lie in a mariners grave, Bey-ey
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Verse
Once I was branded in gold
Now I?m abandoned and sold
Servant, sentinel and slave
Doomed to lie in a mariners grave
Once I was a summer domain
Now only winter remains
Drawn, quartered and flayed
Doomed to lie in a mariners grave