(Verse 1) Stuck here on the shallow water, where the shifting sandbars sleep Heard the echo of the old doubts, promises I couldn't keep Felt the weight of the noon-day sun, pulling down on weary bones Lost inside a turquoise silence, miles from the familiar cays (Chorus) But there's a fire, an ELEVATION A current running deep The silent roar, the soul's foundation A giant roused from sleep This is the power of the spirit Rising on an unstoppable tide ELEVATION (Verse 2) The squall line's on the horizon, salt spray on the wind remains But an inner sun is burning, breaking all the bitter chains I'm not a ship without a rudder, I'm no longer ruled by fear There's a lighthouse in my conscience, making the passage clear (Verse 3) The Casuarinas on the shoreline, they bend but never break They taught me strength is in the yielding, for my own spirit's sake So I stopped fighting every crosswind, learned to read the ocean's face Found my rhythm in the chaos, found my purpose, found my place (Verse 4) And now the water's turning sapphire, from a murky, troubled gray The doubt that clung like morning sea fog has finally burned away I see the coral gardens breathing in the light that filters down I wear my past just like a blessing, in this island, in this town (Chorus) 'Cause there's a fire, an ELEVATION A current running deep The silent roar, the soul's foundation A giant roused from sleep This is the power of the spirit Rising on an unstoppable tide ELEVATION (Bridge) It isn't born of squalls or thunder, not the color of the sea It's the deep and quiet wonder, living at the heart of me It's the calm inside the hurricane, the strength to stand alone An unbreakable anchor, in the soul I call my own (Guitar Solo) (Chorus) Oh, the fire, the ELEVATION A current running deep The silent roar, the soul's foundation A giant roused from sleep This is the power of the spirit Rising on an unstoppable tide ELEVATION (Outro) Elevation... Rising up... On the tide... The spirit's flight... Elevation... ...Fades out...
