Built From the Silence

(Chorus)
Oh, I walked through the valley where the dark rivers run
Stood in the shadow with no place left to sun
I thought I was broken, I thought I was done
Just a shell of a man when the damage was done
But you don't stay down when the winter is deep
You harvest the tears that you're forced to weep

(Verse 2)
The seasons turned slowly, the winter gave way
I found a new morning at the end of the gray
A hand to hold onto, a heart that was true
A chance at a lifetime, a promise made new
With calloused old hands and a hammer and stone
We built up the walls of a brand new home
Not a cage for the ghosts, but a harbor for grace
Where the sun finally shines on a healing place

(Bridge)
You can't rewind time, you can't mend every scar
The road that I traveled is showing how far
I fought through the quiet, I stood in the pain
And I found my soul standing out in the rain
I look at the timber, I look at the land
I built this with love and a steady hand

(Guitar & Cello Interlude - Building to a Crescendo)

(Chorus)
Yeah, I walked through the valley and I conquered the night
Stood in the ashes and reached for the light
I’m more than my losses, I’m more than my past
I found the safe harbor that’s destined to last
The house is all built and the family is near
And there’s nothing left inside of me to fear

(Outro)
Yeah, I like who I've become...
The storm has finally passed.
The sun is warm on the porch.
I'm home.

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"Built From the Silence" (Verse 1) The house was too quiet, the shadows too tall I counted the cracks in the living room wall A marriage in pieces, a table laid bare And silence so heavy I couldn't stay there I lost what I loved, I walked through the fire Drowned out the grief in a defeated wire The ghosts of my babies still echo upstream While I lived like a ghost in the wreckage of a dream (Chorus) Oh, I walked through the valley where the dark rivers run Stood in the shadow with no place left to sun I thought I was broken, I thought I was done Just a shell of a man when the damage was done But you don't stay down when the winter is deep You harvest the tears that you're forced to weep (Verse 2) The seasons turned slowly, the winter gave way I found a new morning at the end of the gray A hand to hold onto, a heart that was true A chance at a lifetime, a promise made new With calloused old hands and a hammer and stone We built up the walls of a brand new home Not a cage for the ghosts, but a harbor for grace Where the sun finally shines on a healing place (Chorus) Oh, I walked through the valley where the dark rivers run Stood in the shadow with no place left to sun I thought I was broken, I thought I was done Just a shell of a man when the damage was done But you don't stay down when the winter is deep You harvest the tears that you're forced to weep (Bridge) You can't rewind time, you can't mend every scar The road that I traveled is showing how far I fought through the quiet, I stood in the pain And I found my soul standing out in the rain I look at the timber, I look at the land I built this with love and a steady hand (Guitar & Cello Interlude - Building to a Crescendo) (Chorus) Yeah, I walked through the valley and I conquered the night Stood in the ashes and reached for the light I’m more than my losses, I’m more than my past I found the safe harbor that’s destined to last The house is all built and the family is near And there’s nothing left inside of me to fear (Outro) Yeah, I like who I've become... The storm has finally passed. The sun is warm on the porch. I'm home.

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