Dots In The Dark

[Verse 1] Used to bike past that old brick hall Posters taped to the cloudy glass Left my demos in a cardboard box They just piled up with the trash Every late night felt like proof Of something I could almost touch Friends moved on Got plans Got rings I stayed here Wanting too much [Chorus] I almost buried this dream in the ground Packed it in a box Didn’t make a sound One more try I whispered in the dark Every little failure Every broken start All the dots I carried Scattered in my hands Lit up at once Turned into a plan One more try And somehow I could see All those crooked pieces drawing out a masterpiece [Verse 2] Stuck it under the bedroom light Scrolled past all my older work Couldn’t stand my own handwriting Then I found that voice memo From a bus ride Years ago Off-key humming Shaking phone But there was something there that glowed [Chorus] I almost buried this dream in the ground Packed it in a box Didn’t make a sound One more try I whispered in the dark Every little failure Every broken start All the dots I carried Scattered in my hands Lit up at once Turned into a plan One more try And somehow I could see All those crooked pieces drawing out a masterpiece [Bridge] Every “no” I ever heard Every door that stayed locked tight Was a mark on some invisible map Leading me back here tonight (oh) [Chorus] I almost buried this dream in the ground Packed it in a box Didn’t make a sound One more try I whispered in the dark Every little failure Every broken start All the dots I carried Scattered in my hands Lit up at once Turned into a plan One more try Now finally I see I was always sketching lines around this masterpiece