Silent Passage

Before the war, I had no need for traveling Indeed, I do not know what made it so important to leave And after all this time, I found that I'm avoiding thee For nothing more or less then fear Of what I have to gain from staying in the clear Although it's only coming home that brings you near Master Dawn, my brother is a sailor Upon this ship of life, we are the masts, the sails, and the wind And you can understand, we need a hand to guide us in So many claim to be the one But like a shadow on the sun, they fade and spin And we are scattered on the ocean once again Before the war, I had no need for traveling Indeed, I do not know what made it so important to leave And after all this time, I found that I'm avoiding thee For nothing more or less then fear Of what I have to gain from staying in the clear Although it's only coming home that brings you near Although it's only coming home that brings a tear