[Verse 1]
Dust on the road, a broken sign
The sun bleeds red through the twisted vine
I walk the wire where the cities fell
Carrying words no one can tell
A sealed-up letter, a whispered name
Through the wasteland, I play the game
[Chorus]
I'm a pilgrim, I'm a ghost
Carrying hope from coast to coast
Through the hungry dark and the mutant rain
I'm the last thread in the broken chain
Hear my footsteps, hear my breath
I'm the voice that cheats the death
[Drop Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
The fences shake, the horde is near
I trade my fear for another year
A mother's cry for a child's last sight
I carry her love through the endless night
The radio's dead, the wires are cold
But the story's mine until I'm old
[Chorus]
I'm a pilgrim, I'm a ghost
Carrying hope from coast to coast
Through the hungry dark and the mutant rain
I'm the last thread in the broken chain
Hear my footsteps, hear my breath
I'm the voice that cheats the death
[Drop Instrumental]
[Bridge]
And when the moon is just a scar
And the silence eats the stars
I whisper the names of the ones who fell
So the world can still remember well
[Chorus]
I'm a pilgrim, I'm a ghost
Carrying hope from coast to coast
Through the hungry dark and the mutant rain
I'm the last thread in the broken chain
Hear my footsteps, hear my breath
I'm the voice that cheats the death
[Drop Instrumental]
[Outro]
The road is long, the road is thin
But the message lives where the light begins
One more step, one more mile
I'll carry your word with a broken smile
Pilgrim's end is never found
Just the echo on the ground