The Clockwork Dolls - Blades in Autumn lyrics

As he turned to go I could tell he was angry But I would not back down from what I knew to be right To ask him to choose between honor and duty; To aid in my capture or abet in my flight He knew of my plans, he knew I was leaving and it offered him the choice to remain or to fly To stay in the place where he knew all the answers Or to face the unknown in the sky He strode 'cross the grounds looking for isolation Skipping stones on the lake to clear up his mind He was lost in the dark and the choice laid before him And whom to disappoint he could not decide It was down by that lake that his father then found him And they sat in the silence and brooded a while At last, he said "Son, I know that she's leaving And I know, too, you're thinking of going along I remind you a man isn't judged by his orders But the actions he takes and things he decides" He looked at his blade as it flashed 'cross the moon In that moment he knew what his future must be No longer lost, he had made his decision The freedom of choice had in turn made him free (Counterpoint: Fly with me, forget the past. We can build the future in steel and bra**) He raised his father's sword and watched it gleam The shadows on the moon made shapes Of everything he'd ever dreamed His anger washed away upon the wind And left behind a sense of peace Anticipation to begin And when we met again we did not speak He simply nodded yes to me A day from now we would be free Fly, fly with me.