AURORA AFTER ASHES the night that let you go

RETURN TO YOURSELF
(dark river / false spring) [Intro]
Mmm…
The night has changed its mind, my love.
It has released you. [Verse]
Your eyes were a far shore
I was the lantern left burning on the sand
a dark river moved through you
and took what it wanted without a name A false spring laid itself upon your shoulders
you called it blossom — it was ash
each dawn stole a little more of you
and still the child inside refused to die [Pre-Chorus]
Rusty doors shut in your wake
old shadows spilled across the road
and every falling taught you this:
a soul returns to itself by breaking [Chorus]
Come home, my love — come home to yourself
morning has kept a place for you
you walked the length of the ashes
now your face turns toward the light Leave the dark river where it lies
leave the heavy tongue of night
I do not love you for the triumph
I love you for the turning back A life has entered the world again
and tonight
I keep vigil over your rebirth [Chorus]
Come home, my love — come home to yourself
morning is calling you by name
where the broken mirrors used to hang
a new sky is being born No poison remains in your name
no iron remains on your hands
only a weary heart
learning, again, the art of beating [Bridge]
I will not set you against the one you were
that too was you — wounded, wandering, still you
let the past pass like a distant train through the dark
we are not watching the rails
we are watching the dawn [Final Chorus]
Come home, my love — come home to yourself
I do not applaud you tonight — I gather you
some victories make no sound
they only kindle in the eyes After so long a night
for the first time
you are truly coming home [Outro]
Welcome, my love
welcome back to yourself
the night is finished
you remained
and that is enough