[Verse 1 — interlocking guitars] I carved your triumphs into stone Ten thousand days that weren't my own One missing glyph upon the wall And suddenly you hate it all [Pre-Chorus — odd-meter bass] My name's a mark I meant to make A little space I never take [Chorus — grand melodic hook] Carve another day away Write the words you want to say I make your centuries complete While mine lie broken at my feet I'd break the stela, grind it down And build a life upon new ground But children read these stones for meaning And I can't crush the past they're keeping (Keep the days, keep the days) [Verse 2 — syncopated groove] You ask for one more perfect line I chip another piece of mine [Bridge — delicate piano] If time's a circle, let it turn To something I still want to learn Not every story must be yours Not every stone must bear your words [Outro — counterpoint vocals] One uncarved line, one empty space I leave it there to write my name
