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Fog lifts from the harbor
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Dawn goes down today
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An agent crests the shadows
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Of a nearby alleyway

Piles of broken bricks
signposts on the path
every moment points toward
the aftermath, yeah

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Sailors straggle back
from their nights out on the town
Spies from imperial China
wash in with the tide
Every battle heads toward
surrender on both sides

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And I am coming home to you
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With my own blood in my mouth
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And I am coming home to you
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If it's the last thing that I do

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Bells ring in the tower
Wolves howl in the hills
Chalkmarks show up
On a few high windowsills

And a rabbit gives up somewhere
And a dozen hawks descend
Every moment leads toward
Its own sad end, yeah

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Ships loosed from their moorings
Capsize and then they're gone
Sailors with no captains watch a while
and then move on

And an agent crests the shadows
And I head in her direction
All roads lead toward
The same blocked intersection

I am coming home to you
With my own blood in my mouth
and I am coming home to you
If it's the last thing that I do

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