Ten Seconds at a Time (The Boosted Gear Blues)
The weakest pawn on the board, who gets stronger because of the people who have his back. I wrote him into my tavern to remind me that letting people love you isn't a weakness. It's a boost.
Just a stupid pervert with a stupid, simple dream
'Til a pretty girl with borrowed wings just tore apart the seam
A spear of light, a final breath, a joke that didn't land
The weakest, worthless pawn alone in a forgotten land
They told me I was nothing, a fool who'd lost the game
Then a woman with a crimson glare came and called my name
And she gave me a new family, she gave me a new piece
She told me that a single pawn could bring a king to his knees
And every time I'm falling, and the darkness rushes in
I hear their voices in my head, and that's where I begin
To count it out, to bring the fire, to stand and hold the line
'Cause their love is not a burden, man
It's the one true strength that's mine!
I'm not just fighting for them, I'm stronger 'cause it's true
That every single memory is a BOOST to see me through!
The cynics and the lonely kings, they say it's all a lie
That trust is just a weakness that will help you bleed and die
They build their walls up, strong and deep, to keep the world at bay
And hide inside their fortresses at the closing of the day
But a fortress is a prison, a king can't hold a hand
And a shield is just a heavy weight in a cold and empty land
'Cause the point is not to never fall, or to never feel the pain
It's to have a reason waiting to help you up again!
And every time I'm falling, and the darkness rushes in
I hear their voices in my head, and that's where I begin
To count it out, to bring the fire, to stand and hold the line
'Cause their love is not a burden, man
It's the one true strength that's mine!
I'm not just fighting for them, I'm stronger 'cause it's true
That every single memory is a BOOST to see me through!
Ten seconds... that's all it ever takes
A single, quiet memory for goodness gracious sakes
The way she smiles, the way she laughs, the way they have my back
The dragon in my soul wakes up and takes up all the slack!
And every time I'm falling, and the darkness rushes in
I hear their voices in my head, and that's where I begin
To count it out, to bring the fire, to stand and hold the line
'Cause their love is not a burden, man
It's the one true strength that's mine!
I'm not just fighting for them, I'm stronger 'cause it's true
That every single memory is a BOOST to see me through!
To see me through!
It's all for you!
Yeah, stronger 'cause of you!
BOOST!