[Intro] Low piano, cello, a horizon opening [Verse 1] After the storm, the streets were quiet, Windows broken, morning pale. Someone lit a candle in the doorway, Someone started telling the tale. [Verse 2] We carried names across the water, We carried silence through the square. Every hand that held another Turned the darkness into prayer. [Pre-Chorus] Do not rush the rising, Let the dawn unfold. A wounded heart can still be shining, A small light can be gold. [Chorus] After the storm, the lights come on, One by one till the fear is gone. Over the roofs, over the sea, A thousand stars are answering me. After the storm, we learn to sing, Not like a cry, but a living thing. Hold up the night, hold back the cold, Let every broken dream turn gold. [Verse 3] There is a child beside the river, Drawing suns on dusty stone. There is a mother in the silence Calling every lost one home. [Pre-Chorus] Do not force the thunder, Let the melody rise. The strongest flame is tender When it opens in the skies. [Chorus] After the storm, the lights come on, One by one till the fear is gone. Over the roofs, over the sea, A thousand stars are answering me. After the storm, we learn to sing, Not like a cry, but a living thing. Hold up the night, hold back the cold, Let every broken dream turn gold. [Bridge] Let the choir enter like waves on the sand, Let the lead voice stand bright and clear. No broken leap, no bitter command, Only hope drawing near. [Final Chorus] After the storm, the lights come on, One by one till the fear is gone. Over the roofs, over the sea, A thousand stars are answering me. Hold up the night, hold back the cold, Let every broken dream turn gold. [Outro] After the storm, the lights remain.
