[Verse 1] At the edge of the map Where the dead roads end There’s a sign in the mud Sayin’ turn back, friend One last tavern glows Like a coal in the snow And the whole wide world Starts to slow Muddy boots on the floor Travel stains on the wall Every scar has a tale When the ale starts to call Old hands, young fools Share the same hard seat With a drum in their hearts And dust on their feet [Pre-Chorus] Hear the wagon wheels fade Hear the cold wind moan But inside these beams No soul drinks alone Raise it high, raise it hard Let the night give way The dragon lands wait But not today [Chorus] Last tavern gate Keep the flame alive Last tavern gate Where the brave survive Drink, my friend Dance till dawn breaks through Last tavern gate We remember you Last tavern gate Sing the ancient cheer Last tavern gate For the wandering near Raise your cup Let the thunder roar Last tavern gate We are not afraid anymore [Verse 2] There’s a scarred old bard With a broken lute And a one-eyed miner Laughing through the soot A sailor with maps That were drowned in the rain And a widow who swears She outran the flame They trade ghost-road tales For another round Of black bread, hot stew And a hollowed-out sound Then the fiddle cuts loose And the whole room spins Like a banner caught high In a war-born wind [Pre-Chorus] Hear the cups strike wood Hear the boots stamp stone Every face in this room Is a kingdom of its own Raise it high, raise it hard Let the dark retreat The dragon lands wait Beyond the street [Chorus] Last tavern gate Keep the flame alive Last tavern gate Where the brave survive Drink, my friend Dance till dawn breaks through Last tavern gate We remember you Last tavern gate Sing the ancient cheer Last tavern gate For the wandering near Raise your cup Let the thunder roar Last tavern gate We are not afraid anymore [Bridge] When the morning comes And the east turns red They’ll ride past the ruins Where the old kings bled But tonight, tonight Let the rafters shake For the last warm room At the world’s hard break [Final Chorus] Last tavern gate Keep the flame alive Last tavern gate Where the brave survive Drink, my friend Dance till dawn breaks through Last tavern gate We remember you Last tavern gate Sing the ancient cheer Last tavern gate For the wandering near Raise your cup Let the thunder roar Last tavern gate We are not afraid anymore
