The Builder

from Winter EP by Our Brother Atlas

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KEEPING WITH THE MOTION
Nothing short of failure
My home, my life, I’m the greatest
I am a noble
I am the noble
Oh, My castle is reaching towards the heavens
I will, I will, I will never look down

When will my splitting mind form cracks in the earth

Buried in the shadow of the noble
Stand a man and his home
Made from his hands
I live on my lonesome
I am just a builder
And I will always be building

Pull myself from undertows
We shrink, we grow
Where I belong
Wearing thin

Stone upon stone, is the coldest of homes
Stone upon stone, foundation is nothing when

I live on my lonesome
I am just a builder

This weathered home
Standing tall in the face of the ocean
Wet skin, dry mouth
Standing tall in the face of the noble
Enduring waves, enduring tides
Enduring time

Pull myself from undertows
We shrink, we grow
I will never set foot where I belong
The world’s on my sole, and now it’s wearing thin

Crawl to the top, sink to the bottom

Oh, white
Now he drowns in shame
Building his own grave
Built his grave

Slowly the castle crumbles
As the sand become part of the ocean
The noble has lost both his home and his crown
And the builder sings, the builder sings his mighty song

My home
It’s all I have in this world
This is who I am
This is all I’ll ever be

This is my home
All I know
It's who I'll always be
This is my home
All I know
It's all I'll ever be.

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from Winter EP, released April 8, 2012

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