The Cardinal Lyrics

Meet me at the Eastern Wall

We'll do a cannonball

Into the cold black sea

Dive in and follow me

Before the Fall

Family portrait smiling on the wall

And the skies are clear

The sound of songbirds fill the air

But in the Western vale

There is a brewing gale

And a wicked man

Steel teeth and battle plan

Bloodthirsty bloodshot eyes

Wearing his best disguise

And in the braided mists

He crushes songbirds in his fist

Oh but I see a cardinal

High up in the tree

One last drop of red

Waiting there for me

Oh I see a cardinal

The compass and the key

Which way do we turn

Time's turning like a leaf

At the Northern Gate

The energy magnate

Wearing a monocle

Reading the Chronicle

With thin lips drawn tight

Gold watch reflects the firelight

And he checks that watch

Time for the night's debauch

But by the Southern pass

Down where they refine the natural gas

She has an urgent task

She wants to smash the merchant class

She's not afraid to die

Moonlight flashes in her eye

She's bottling petroleum

Compounding nitrate with ammonium

Oh but I see a cardinal

High up in the tree

One last drop of red

Waiting there for me

Oh I see a cardinal

The compass and the key

Which way do we turn

Time's turning like a leaf

Meet me at the Eastern Wall

We'll do a cannonball

Into the cold black sea

But if you will not follow me

Then walk down the darkened hall

Where there are no cannonballs

Only figures turned to stone

It's 2041