[INTRO] (Wind... distant dripping water...) I woke up again. Same fire. Same eye. Same dream. I don't think I've slept... since I put it on. [VERSE 1] Every blink's a battlefield, every breath another debt, every step another echo sayin', "You ain't finished yet." Heavy on my collarbone, heavier inside my chest, carryin' a little circle, never get a little rest. Can't remember morning. Can't remember peace. Can't remember what it felt like when my mind was mine to keep. Close my eyes... I still see fire. Open 'em... it's right there too. Tell me— how's a man supposed to fight when he can't even dream it through? [HOOK] Go home... Go home... Go where the grass still grows. Go where the kettle sings. Go where the daylight knows your name. Go home. Go to sleep. Sleep for both of us. [VERSE 2] He keeps whisperin', "Easy now... easy now..." Like water on a fever, like a blanket in the cold. Says the burden always chooses, says it hollows out your soul. Says nobody really owns it— you're just rentin' it awhile. Funny... He's the only one that doesn't ask me to smile. He don't look at me with pity. Don't pretend that I'll be fine. He just walks beside the darkness like he's known it all his life. Maybe that's what trust becomes... Findin' somebody who already lost. [VERSE 3] Wait... What's that on your fingers? Crumbs. Lembas. Don't... Don't tell me they're not. After every promise... after every mile... you saved a little piece for yourself? You watched me fade while you stayed full? No... No, don't speak. If I listen, I'll change my mind. And I can't... I can't carry both. [HOOK] Go home. Please... Go home. Go where the harvest waits. Go where the children laugh. Go where the nights are quiet. Go home. Go to sleep. Dream enough... for me. [BRIDGE] I know you love me. That's why I'm askin'. Don't follow me. Don't watch this happen. If there's still a piece of the world untouched by this... Go save it. Don't save me. [VERSE 4] Just us now. Lead on. Every tunnel gets a little colder. Every shadow feels a little softer. Funny... I don't feel afraid anymore. Just tired. So tired. There's silk across my shoulders... Thought it was fog. Something brushed my face... Thought it was rain. Soft... Warmer than I expected. Like somebody finally tucked me into bed. Guess I could close my eyes... just for a second. Guess I could let something else carry me. [FINAL VERSE] More silk. Around my hands. Around my feet. Around my chest. I should panic... I know I should. But I can't remember why. It feels... Safe. Like blankets my mother would've pulled up when I fell asleep by the fire. Every knot gets tighter. Every breath gets slower. Every heartbeat says... Enough. Go home. Go to sleep. Go somewhere the Eye can't find you. Go somewhere the dreams don't burn. Maybe... Maybe this is what rest feels like. Maybe... I can finally... [OUTRO] ... Sleep.
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