Fort Long

[Verse 1]
Human bones scatter the place where I lay down
Humanness is left at the place we last kissed
The siege was lifted long ago
And I guess, I can still hear the women cry
I guess, I can still hear the men die

[Verse 2]
I've come to tempt the kindness of the coast
And see what this battlefield can boast
So I looked down at the sea
And I guess, he's looking back at me
I guess, the things he's seen

[Chorus]
'Cause I left without a word or a song
To find the figures down upon the lawn
I guess I'll have to take this [?] on
'Cause I can't hold the fort long

[Verse 3]
Motte and bailey couldn't keep them at the gates
The ground holds all our fears and fates
I hear it shake under my feet
And I guess, soon I'll be in that good earth
A lazy bed given a wide berth

[Chorus]
'Cause I left without a word or a song
To find the figures down upon the lawn
I guess I'll have to take this [?] on
'Cause I can't hold the fort long
No, I can't hold the fort long

[Coda]
[?], you will outlast us
[?], you will outlast us
[?], you will outlast us
[?], you will outlast us