(Verse 1) The room is full of voices But the chairs are all empty I try to watch the tide come in A single, silver thread But the ghosts are in the wiring And the static never ends I came here for the quiet And found the noise instead (Chorus) And they say the only way Is to open up your hand But the fist I make is trying not to try Just to notice when you're gone And gently call you back again To learn to love the crack And accept what is, and why (Verse 2) The candle flickers steady But the shadows dance and leap And a whisper, not a judgment Pulls me from the deep It's good in the beginning It's good along the way And it's good when all the reasons Have nothing left to say (Chorus) And they say the only way Is to open up your hand But the fist I make is trying not to try Just to notice when you're gone And gently call you back again To learn to love the crack And accept what is, and why (Bridge) I saw the system flicker Saw the code behind the screen A flash of perfect stillness But it didn't make me clean There are wounds that only touching heals A different kind of grace And the prize I thought I wanted Has vanished from this place (Chorus) And I guess the only way Is to open up my hand And this fist I make is trying not to try Just to notice when I'm gone And gently call me back again To learn to love the crack And accept what is, and why (Outro) A drill sergeant's rhythm… A grandmother's soft hum… Just this. And then it's gone.
