[Verse 1] Beneath the bells I heard them whisper Of secret doors and hidden keys They traced their wisdom in the candlelight And read of truths beyond the seas They drew their maps on sheets of parchment Of roads that vanished in the rain And spoke of all the worlds awaiting While walking circles just the same [Chorus] And we’re still searching for the doorway Still looking somewhere far away Following the fading lanterns While the light begins to fade And the fruit hangs in the orchard Ripening beneath the trees While we search the empty heavens For what stands before our eyes [Verse 2] They studied every road to wisdom And every word the old books said Yet no one raised his eyes to greet him As the stranger bowed his head His footsteps crossed the silent courtyard His coat was dark with evening rain They heard him pass among the shadows Then turned to their maps again [Verse 2B] They searched for signs among the heavens For sacred words inscribed on high They watched the stars for some revelation But never saw him passing by And all the while their lamps burned brightly Across the pages spread before them While just beyond the open doorway The one they sought was standing there [Chorus] And we’re still searching for the doorway Still looking somewhere far away Following the fading lanterns While the light begins to fade And the fruit hangs in the orchard Ripening beneath the trees While we search the empty heavens For what stands before our eyes [Verse 3] I crossed the hills in search of answers Through seasons turning gold to grey And every door I found stood open On another road away Until I found an old man waiting Beneath the orchard after rain He held a bruised and fallen apple And watched the leaves descend again [Verse 3B] He spoke no word of hidden kingdoms No secret path, no sacred sign He turned the fruit within his fingers And watched the daylight slowly die The branches stirred above us softly The evening settled on the land And something I had chased for years Lay broken in the old man’s hand [Bridge] I told him of the roads I’d travelled Of distant stars and doors of light Of all the truths I’d hoped to gather From the farthest edge of night He listened as the dusk grew deeper And let the silence have its say Then turned his eyes towards the doorway Where someone stood, then walked away [Final Chorus] And we’re still searching for the doorway Still looking somewhere far away Following the fading lanterns As the light gives way to grey And the fruit hangs in the orchard Falling softly from the trees While we search the empty heavens For what stands before our eyes Yes, we’re still searching for the answers Still listening through the night Gathering keys to doors left open Passing strangers in the light And the wanderer waits among us Though we never ask his name While we search the world for wisdom All the while [Outro] All the while… All the while…
