[Bright guitar pattern; audience claps on the backbeat] [Spoken - Vox, inviting] Augustine warns his friend about two traps. You can give up because you think truth will never be found. Or you can stop learning because you think you've already found it all. He wants neither despair nor smugness. By the end, he admits he hasn't yet attained wisdom. But he is ready to keep seeking. Des Moines, that's a chorus we can share. [Original song enters with a clear full-band downbeat] [Original song - retain its melody and lyric order] They told me to stop to just let go All roads are dark there’s naught to know But something deeper stirs in me A restless fire that won’t let me be I’ve tasted doubt I’ve walked alone But still I’m reaching for the stone The search ain’t over not while I breathe Not while there’s wonder underneath I’ve questioned all I’ve fought the night But something calls beyond the fight The search ain’t over I still believe That truth’s the gift we long to receive They offered silence dressed as peace But silence never brought release I’d rather stumble toward the flame Than stay forever in their game So let the skeptics mock and spin I’ll rise again I’m leaning in The search ain’t over not while I breathe Not while there’s wonder underneath I’ve questioned all I’ve fought the night But something calls beyond the fight The search ain’t over I still believe That truth’s the gift we long to receive Is there meaning Is there hope Is there truth I won’t let this longing die The search ain’t over not while I breathe Not while there’s beauty I perceive I’ve wandered far I’ve knelt in doubt But now I’m breaking breaking out The search ain’t over not till the end Truth will find the heart that won’t pretend [After the original final line; guitar and drums hold a short vamp] [Spoken - Vox] Des Moines, the search? [Audience, sung on the title melody] Ain't over! [Spoken - Vox] The search? [Audience, sung] Ain't over! [Lead and audience, sung together] The search ain't over! [Resolving band cadence; applause]
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