Where the Light Went Out
This was the sealed track. Then the Raven read the cards, wept once, professionally, and ordered the seal broken. Some doors close forever. This song is the sound of the door.
Lyrics
Before there was a banner, there was a kitchen light
I swore I'd keep it burning through every winter night
But something came one winter that I let through the door
It drank from my own table, and it always wanted more
My sister quit calling when her calls went unreturned
Dad's chair sits empty now, the bridge is good and burned
And where my daughters laughed, there's silence down the hall
The thing I fed in secret took the best of me, took all
Family was the first empire
And I let it fall
Every oath I ever swore
I broke them, one and all
Raise a horn to the ones who loved me
Mom and Dad, my sister, my babies
Family was the first empire
And I watched it fall
A man can crawl back from the ashes of his war
But some doors close forever, and some don't open anymore
Family was the first empire
And I let it fall