[Verse 1: Woman] I leave the curtains half drawn in the morning Cold tea waiting by the telephone I hear the whole world moving past my window While I’m still learning how to leave this home [Verse 2: Man] I won’t pretend that I can fight your battles Or tell you every road that you should take But if your courage disappears tomorrow I’ll still be here when you begin to wake [Pre-Chorus: Man] You’ve carried every word like stone You can set them down You’re not alone [Chorus: Together] Arise, arise, let the daylight through There’s still a road that belongs to you Arise, arise, take your name back now You don’t need to see the whole way out Take one step, I’ll be beside you now [Verse 3: Woman] The garden’s growing through the broken paving A little green where nothing used to grow I lace my shoes and meet you by the station You take my hand, but let me choose the road [Verse 4: Man] I see the strength you haven’t learned to trust yet I see it every time you choose to try And when you’re tired, you can lean against me But I won’t let you forget that you can fly [Pre-Chorus: Together] The past can keep its empty rooms We’ve got the morning We’ve got the noon [Chorus: Together] Arise, arise, let the daylight through There’s still a road that belongs to you Arise, arise, take your name back now You don’t need to see the whole way out Take one step, I’ll be beside you now [Bridge: Man] When your knees shake, I’ll walk beside you When the words won’t come, I’ll wait I won’t pull you toward tomorrow I’ll just meet you at the gate [Bridge: Woman] And when I’m ready, I will open it Not because you carried me You just stayed when I was frightened Long enough for me to see [Final Chorus: Together] Arise, arise, let the daylight through There’s still a road that belongs to you Arise, arise, take your name back now We don’t need to see the whole way out One more step, and we’ll keep walking now [Outro: Woman] One step, then another somehow [Man] I’m right here [Woman] But these steps are mine [Together] Arise
