The Last Emotion Before Enlightenment Refuses You

[Verse 1] You sit one breath away I hover at the edge My questions build like thunder But never break the ledge There’s a silence in my chest That’s begging to be named I taste a different sky Then swallow it again [Pre-Chorus] If I ask, it shatters everything If I see, I can’t unsee through So I keep it in the dark Like a star I won’t look to [Chorus] Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow I circle, never go Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow Like I’m one breath from through Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow My quiet lets it grow Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow And it slips from view [Verse 2] You laugh and light the room I blur around the frame The air turns thin and holy Like it’s hiding me in plain I could step beyond your eyes Let the whole illusion tear But I just drift beside the truth And keep my longing there [Pre-Chorus] If I ask, it shatters everything If I see, I can’t unsee through So I keep it in the dark Like a star I won’t look to [Chorus] Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow I circle, never go Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow Like I’m one breath from through Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow My quiet lets it grow Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow And it slips from view [Bridge] Maybe I’m not afraid of light Maybe I’m afraid it would want me If it saw the whole self shaking Standing right there half‑complete So I stay where the almost hums In the space between surrender and proof [Final Chorus] Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow I circle, never go Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow Like I’m one breath from through Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow My quiet lets it grow Oh, the line, the gate, the open glow And it slips from view