One Last Ace

Load one round for the road ahead, Spin the chamber, wake the dead. Six bright sparks in a broken sky, Guess I never learned how to say goodbye. I was born with a number and a crooked grin, Steel for bones and a storm within. Ran from the Tower, ran toward flame, Left my trouble calling out my name. Had a deck of lies and a lucky draw, A hand cannon humming like frontier law. Every bet I made, I made it loud, Laughing with my back to the thundercloud. Sundance, shine where I can't see, Keep a little light out there for me. Tell the stars I'm late again, But I'll be there when the wild winds end. I've got one last ace in the Light, One more joke in the dead of night. When the whole world breaks and the shadows rise, I'll be the grin in the Guardian's eyes. So don't you mourn me, don't stand still, Hunters run where legends will. Put my name where the comets race, And deal me in with one last ace. Prison walls and a bad mistake, Cards on the table, too much at stake. Crowns fall down and Barons crawl, Some debts get paid with the weight of it all. I heard my old gun sing my name, Felt the cold hand, felt the blame. But if you think I went quiet, friend, You never knew me at the end. Tower lights, don't fade to black, I'm not lost, just off the track. Tell Zavala I broke the plan, Tell Ikora I still ran. I've got one last ace in the Light, One more joke in the dead of night. When the whole world breaks and the shadows rise, I'll be the grin in the Guardian's eyes. So don't you mourn me, don't stand still, Hunters run where legends will. Put my name where the comets race, And deal me in with one last ace. Oh-oh, one last ace. Oh-oh, gone without a trace. Oh-oh, but if you need me, Look for fire in the empty space. Then the Traveler opened like a wound of dawn, And somehow, somehow, I was not gone. Pale Heart burning, old ghosts near, Every lost tomorrow ringing clear. I saw the kid who wore the face Of the bullet, the fall, the empty place. But fate's a liar, and time can bend, Even enemies can carry the end. So I gave back the spark I borrowed, Left a smile inside the sorrow. No last words carved into stone, Just "keep moving" when you're on your own. I've got one last ace in the Light, One more laugh as I leave the fight. When the Witness falls and the dawn breaks wide, I'll be the spark on the other side. So don't you mourn me, don't stand still, Hunters run where legends will. Raise my cloak where the comets race, And deal me in with one last ace. Load one round for the road ahead, Not all gone, not all dead. Six bright sparks in a morning sky, Guess I finally learned how to say goodbye.