Glass Hammer - The Sunset Gate lyrics

Unlocked and beckoning
The gate was opened wide yet there we stood
The air, electric and in angry hues
The painted sky we lingered, gazing
And then the trees began to toss
Time to head beyond the frightening gate
Before us loomed with rocking motions
Prayers were uttered, flung
As lightning flashed a laboring sky
Gave birth to a squall
No darker fear had we felt
But then it passed us by all grew quiet
Except a distant thundering
And blundering toward light we're creeping
I hear the sound of blood in my heart
Rushing life red singing life to me

Is this only a tired refrain?
An echo of a song?
The sound of a dying heart? Haggard, wayworn
It struggles on

It's beating life to me
A pity yet I try to help where I can
A tested traveler it seems to know
This time-worn path by which we go

Before the gate i stood with you in doubt
I reached out for your hand

Then, the battle that raged within
You saw me strive with evil
Nearly give in to it lowly creature
Bereft of honor conquered fear but not alone
Took strength from that blue-eyed
Girl who stood with me from storm to storm
You ran with me 'til at last we stood there
By that gate cruel iron, wide it flung
Opened wide, rusty thing wide it swung
A shadow in the mist ahead will rise
Beyond the starlight gleams