[Verse 1] I know my hands I know my name Still there’s a crack Where the dark gets in A quiet lie A softer voice Pulls at the edge Of what I choose [Pre-Chorus] So I won’t boast I won’t pretend I check my heart Again and again If I see smoke I learn the flame I guard that place I guard that gate [Chorus] Watch the gates Watch the gates That’s where the battle waits Watch the gates Watch the gates My weakness has a name I won’t lean I won’t bend I won’t let desire win Watch the gates Watch the gates I’m standing here again [Verse 2] Even the strong Can lose their way Even the trained Can drift and fall So I face the mirror Plain and true What in me Needs saving too I learn the map Of every pull The words that charm The paths that fool [Pre-Chorus] So I won’t boast I won’t pretend I check my heart Again and again If I see smoke I learn the flame I guard that place I guard that gate [Chorus] Watch the gates Watch the gates That’s where the battle waits Watch the gates Watch the gates My weakness has a name I won’t lean I won’t bend I won’t let desire win Watch the gates Watch the gates I’m standing here again [Bridge] Call me back When I drift Call me back When I slip Make me honest Make me clear Let the truth stay near Like a city wall I watch the door Where temptation knocks I know that war [Solo] [Electric Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] Watch the gates Watch the gates That’s where the battle waits Watch the gates Watch the gates My weakness has a name I won’t lean I won’t bend I won’t let desire win Watch the gates Watch the gates I’m standing here again Watch the gates Watch the gates I’m guarding what’s within
