Track 8 of the album Forged in Rust · 2009
Keeper of the Lamp
by Iron Marrow
“A lighthouse keeper alone on ninety-nine steps. We dragged the tempo down and let the guitars howl like wind.”
metal · doom metal · gothic metal · 4:21
Lyrics
Salt on the window, wind in the stairs Ninety-nine steps and nobody there I trim the wick and I polish the glass I count the ships as they pass Nobody waves from the deck But I never look away I am the keeper of the lamp Burning through the dark and damp Let the thunder roll, let the black waves climb I will hold this light one more time Keeper of the lamp Keeper of the lamp Fog on the water thick as wool The foghorn moans and the sea is full A letter from home is pinned to the wall I read it again, that's all Nobody waves from the deck But I never look away I am the keeper of the lamp Burning through the dark and damp Let the thunder roll, let the black waves climb I will hold this light one more time Keeper of the lamp Keeper of the lamp Somewhere a sailor is steering for home He will never know my name Somewhere a sailor is steering for home And that is how I stay I am the keeper of the lamp Burning through the dark and damp Let the thunder roll, let the black waves climb I will hold this light one more time Keeper of the lamp Keeper of the lamp Turn the light, turn the light Bring them home tonight