[Verse 1] The more I guard, the less I feel the blow The more I stay, the less I truly know The road to "Mistmere" is paved in frozen stone... But I’d rather freeze with you than burn alone We’re claw to claw, but I’m the one who yields A weary fighter in the open fields I’ve walked this Lunar Lattice wire before... I say I’m leaving — then I’m at your door [Pre-Chorus] Because you’re looking like a savior in your traveling silks And I throw away my steel... it happens every moonrise God... it happens every time [Chorus] Oh, I stay When the Moon Sugar high is far away And I pray That your "#1" girl comes 'round again But she doesn’t, Cat... I knew someday you’d wander like bards always do I just thought we had more to lose [Verse 2] You play your Lute and tell me I’m your queen Then turn your tongue to venom, sharp and mean A bard’s deceit is a wound that doesn't heal Stronger than the bite of Elsweyr steel You’re a "good man" when the tavern lights are low But you’re a monster when the morning breezes blow I’ve stumbled through the [Nasal Twang] Mistmere fog before... I say I’m done... but then I ask for more [Pre-Chorus] Because you’re looking like a legend in a tattered cloak And I throw away my shield... it happens every moonrise God, it happens every time [Chorus] Oh, I stay When the sweetness of the sugar’s far away And I pray That the man I loved comes 'round again But he doesn’t, Cat... I knew someday you’d do what I couldn't do I just thought we had more to lose [Bridge] It’s the way you look at me when you’ve had too much to drink It’s the way you make me feel like I’m the one who cannot think It’s the "Number One" you whisper when you need a place to sleep While the promises you make are ones you never meant to keep! [Final Chorus] Oh, I stay... When the moons are dark and grey And I pray... But you don’t stay, [Gravelly Growl] Cat I knew someday you’d wander like bards always do I just thought we had more... I just thought we had more... to lose
