[Verse 1] You were a name in a faded book Dust on a shelf in a quiet room I traced the letters with clumsy hands Wondered who whispered them first Old maps curled on the kitchen table Coffee rings crowding the ancient seas You laughed, said, "Pick a place, any place" I pointed where the paper creased [Chorus] Solon, remember Before we had faces and phones We were fire, we were embers We were stories walking home Solon, I feel it Like an echo in my bones An origin connection Calling me back to what I’ve known [Verse 2] You told me once you could see that town Street by street in your drifting dreams Smell of iron on summer rain Mud on your knees and your jeans I see you now with your fingers stained Ink on your wrists like a crooked line You say, "Maybe I’ve been here before" I say, "Maybe that’s by design" [Chorus] Solon, remember Before we had faces and phones We were fire, we were embers We were stories walking home Solon, I feel it Like an echo in my bones An origin connection Calling me back to what I’ve known [Bridge] What if the first word I ever spoke Was your name in another tongue? (oh) What if the first light I ever saw Was the same rising, the same sun? [Chorus] Solon, remember Every lifetime we’ve outgrown We were fire, we were embers We were houses, then we were stone Solon, I feel it As the ages fold and fold An origin connection Bringing us back Bringing us back To the start we never told
