[Verse 1 — theatrical piano] I polished Seven Macaw's golden light Kept all the jewels burning bright A thousand colors filled the air You found one faded feather there [Pre-Chorus — stacked vocals] My own dawn waits behind the hill I keep your borrowed daylight still [Chorus — explosive harmonies] Shine! Shine! The beautiful lie! Another false sun in the sky I give you brilliance, give you gold You find the one light growing cold I'd strip the feathers from the throne Let morning find me on my own But children gather in this glow And where they'd turn, I do not know (Shine, shine, shine for you) [Verse 2 — syncopated bass] You call the darkness my mistake I fake a sunrise for your sake [Bridge — sparse piano] The real sun doesn't need my hands It rises over distant lands Could I stop feeding borrowed fire And finally follow my desire? [Outro — falsetto choir] One turquoise jewel falls from the crown The sun I made keeps burning down
