paper stars in our pocket

[Spoken Narration - Narrator] The higher they climbed, the stranger the mountain became. Trees shimmered like paper. Snow fell like feathers. The wind carried pieces of unfinished songs. And Nathaniel began to see that wonder had been beside him all along. [Verse 1 - Lyra] Paper stars in our pockets Moonlight caught in our shoes Maps asleep in the raindrops Waiting for us to choose Doors behind the ivy Stairs inside the sleet Whole unfinished kingdoms Waking at our feet [Verse 2 - Nathaniel] Thunder in a teacup Oceans in a pin Gears beneath the heartbeat Galaxies within I thought the world was measured Counted, sealed, and known Now it keeps unfolding Like a light I've never owned [Chorus - Lyra + Nathaniel] Paper stars in our pockets Golden sparks in our hands Every small thing is wider Than the wisest heart understands What we thought was the ending May be where wonders begin If the world has a secret Let the secret invite us in [Verse 3 - Hollow Chorus] See the staircase made of weather See the orchard made of glass See the birds with ribbon feathers Sewing daylight as they pass See your fear become a lantern See your sorrow start to shine See the empty road turn golden Through the shadow of the pine [Verse 4 - Lyra] When I was small, I named the dark I dressed the rain in lace I heard choirs in the chimneys I saw kingdoms in one place They called me soft and foolish Like tenderness was weak But the gentlest dream I ever had Is still the truth I speak [Spoken Interlude - Narrator] Lyra had not climbed to escape the world. She climbed because she loved it too much to leave it small. [Verse 5 - Nathaniel] When I was small, I built a box That sang without a key I thought a broken thing might still Become melody Then every marvel needed proof And every wonder had to hide Now I stand inside this living dream And mourn the boy denied [Verse 6 - Narrator + Ensemble] So they filled their coats with starlight And the path grew bright and thin And the mountain felt less like a grave Than a workshop built within Where nothing lost was wasted And nothing bright was gone Only sleeping, only waiting For the ones who climbed this long [Bridge - Lyra + Nathaniel] Not to flee the world, but make it Not to hide the ache, but take it Turn the sorrow, turn the seam Into shelter, song, and dream Hold the dark and light together Build from broken bits of weather Till the guarded heart can see Wonder is the deepest key [Final Chorus - Full Ensemble] Paper stars in our pockets Golden sparks in our hands Every small thing is wider Than the wisest heart understands What we thought was the ending May be where wonders begin If the world has a secret Let the secret invite us in