05 - Night Watch (LGD) (Alternate rendition)

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An alternate take on the Night Watch theme - a livestock guardian dog's perspective on the solitary, vigilant work of protecting the flock through the night.

Lyrics

Verse 1:
The stars wheel slow, the flock dreams on
I walk the edge of what they know
The night brings sounds they'll never hear
I sort them all, I know which ones matter
Chorus:
I stand between the dark and them
You sleep because I'm awake
The perimeter is mine to hold
Nothing passes that I don't allow
Verse 2:
The wind shifts, brings news I've learned to read
Familiar scents and one that doesn't fit
I move to check - just presence, nothing more
The threat decides to find another path
Chorus:
I stand between the dark and them
You sleep because I'm awake
The perimeter is mine to hold
Nothing passes that I don't allow
Bridge:
My eyes stay sharp though body wants to rest
Another circle, legs know every step
This cold, this dark, this watching - it's the work
They'll never know what didn't happen here tonight
Verse 3:
A hundred nights I've walked this same patrol
Learned which sounds need action, which can wait
The silence isn't empty - it's my doing
Prevention is the work they'll never see
Final Chorus:
I stand between the dark and them
You sleep because I'm awake
The perimeter is mine to hold
Nothing passes that I don't allow
Outro:
The eastern sky shifts pale
My watch is once again done
Until  the setting of the sun

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