[Verse 1] I asked the mirror at dawn What will I leave behind? Not a tower, not a crown Just a mark the world can find My hands feel ordinary My name fits in one small room But even small things matter When they bloom [Pre-Chorus] Maybe it’s the way I stay When the wind gets hard Maybe it’s the way I make A door from a scar [Chorus] I’ll be the hand on the stone The one that helps you home The light in a borrowed coat When your own flame’s almost gone I’ll be the hand on the stone (Hand on the stone) Something that outlives my bones I’ll be the hand on the stone [Verse 2] I could build with loud ambition I could chase the shining line But I think my truest offering Is a life that saves some time A meal left on the table A call when you’re falling through A little room for breathing That’s what I’ll do [Pre-Chorus] Maybe it’s the way I stand Beside the broke and bruised Maybe it’s the quiet yes That changes what you choose [Chorus] I’ll be the hand on the stone The one that helps you home The light in a borrowed coat When your own flame’s almost gone I’ll be the hand on the stone (Hand on the stone) Something that outlives my bones I’ll be the hand on the stone [Bridge] If I’m ever asked my name By the years after I’m gone Let them say I kept my word Let them say I held on Not to be remembered loud Just to leave the path less cold A steady line for someone else To follow whole [Final Chorus] I’ll be the hand on the stone The one that helps you home The light in a borrowed coat When your own flame’s almost gone I’ll be the hand on the stone (Hand on the stone) Something that outlives my bones I’ll be the hand on the stone [Outro] If I leave one useful trace Let it be this small, plain grace A hand on the stone A hand on the stone
