[Verse 1] Stepping from shadows To salt on the wind, I’m carried by mercy To where dawn begins. Soft on the headland, The first color grows, A promise unfolding Where cold water flows. [Chorus] Departure into light, From the long, unbroken night, I was held by hands I could not see, Lifted from the turning sea. Departure into light, Every breath is burning bright, I was led through sorrow’s hidden door Into living evermore. [Verse 2] Each step is a heartbeat, A slow, gentle dance, I walk toward the sunrise, I loosen my stance. Far on the hillside The wild heather sways, It whispers of freedom In gold-quiet haze. [Chorus] Departure into light, From the long, unbroken night, I was held by hands I could not see, Lifted from the turning sea. Departure into light, Every breath is burning bright, I was led through sorrow’s hidden door Into living evermore. [Verse 3] Someone gave everything, Poured out their days, So others could waken To luminous ways. Over the water, A pale harbor gleams, The weight that I carried Falls out of my seams. [Chorus] Departure into light, From the long, unbroken night, I was held by hands I could not see, Lifted from the turning sea. Departure into light, Every breath is burning bright, I was led through sorrow’s hidden door Into living evermore. [Verse 4] After the aching, The years without song, Love altered my footprints And taught me the dawn. High on the cliff’s rim, The dark breaks away, My heart like a shoreline Meets bright, rising day. [Chorus] Departure into light, From the long, unbroken night, I was held by hands I could not see, Lifted from the turning sea. Departure into light, Every breath is burning bright, I was led through sorrow’s hidden door Into living evermore. [Outro] So rise into living, And walk out unafraid, Stay open and tender, Where love can be made. Go on in your story, Let kindness take the lead, For love is the journey, And love is all you need.
