[Verse 1] You nodded off over ink my master's scrolls in your hands black coat folded at your side red thread on your cuffs, half-tied Baltimore in your bones yet you map old England's fields Lancaster in your mouth like a vow you learned by heart [Spoken] You kept tracing names as if names could stop a war [Pre-Chorus] So I came in quiet with a blanket in my arms Saw the candle low and trembling Saw your brow set hard with time You looked so far from home even when you were still awake I know that kind of lonely I know what it takes [Chorus] I brought you a blanket soft as a spell I brought you a blanket while you slept there, brave and well Rose Duelist, rest your eyes you've carried more than steel I brought you a blanket and I mean what I feel [Verse 2] You stood in rain-soaked mornings calling plans through the mud counting banners, counting losses counting every lesson up Now your notes lie open beside my master's name and I can see the fight in you underneath the game [Spoken] You wear black like a shield but tonight you looked tired [Pre-Chorus] So I crossed the silent chamber with the wool warm in my hands If the world has made you harder let me be the softer plan There is mercy in a gesture small enough to fit your night A little room around your shoulders a little less to fight [Chorus] I brought you a blanket soft as a spell I brought you a blanket while you slept there, brave and well Rose Duelist, rest your eyes you've carried more than steel I brought you a blanket and I mean what I feel [Bridge] Maybe history is a hallway and you walked in by mistake Maybe some bright door between us didn't know you'd be the one it would take Still you learned the old alarms still you kept your heart intact If I cannot pull you homeward I can guard the back [Final Chorus] I brought you a blanket soft as a spell I brought you a blanket while you slept there, brave and well Rose Duelist, rest your eyes you've carried more than steel I brought you a blanket and I mean what I feel I brought you a blanket let the night be kind I brought you a blanket for the war and the miles behind Rose Duelist, stay awhile let the shadows lose their fight I brought you a blanket and I'll keep watch tonight
