Ten Years from Troy

Ten Years from Troy

[Verse 1] The fires sank behind us In the silence after dawn Black smoke above the water Like a prayer already gone

We stood among the ruins With the salt wind in our eyes Ten years to break the city One morning to ask why

[Pre-Chorus] No crown can make this lighter No song can make it clean I have seen the face of victory And it did not look at me

[Chorus] Ten years from Troy And I still wake to the fire Ten years from Troy With the smoke behind my eyes I turn toward home But the sea keeps reaching higher Ten years from Troy And the war has not died

[Verse 2] The black ships leave the harbor With ghosts beneath the oars Every man looks eastward But no one names the shore

I left a son in sunlight I left a wife in spring Now every mile between us Feels measured by a king

[Pre-Chorus] Do not speak of glory Do not bless my name There are hands that opened heaven There are hands that carry flame

[Chorus] Ten years from Troy And I still wake to the fire Ten years from Troy With the smoke behind my eyes I turn toward home But the sea keeps reaching higher Ten years from Troy And the war has not died

[Bridge] Was it fate that drove the spear? Was it gods or hungry men? Did we burn the world for honor Just to dream of home again?

I have worn the face of wisdom I have spoken like a king But the ash upon my fingers Does not wash away at sea

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[Final Chorus] Ten years from Troy And I still wake to the fire Ten years from Troy With the smoke behind my eyes I turn toward home But the sea keeps reaching higher Ten years from Troy And the war has not died

[Outro] Ithaca, wait for me Past the dark and broken foam Ithaca, remember me If no man comes home