[Verse 1 - Slow, reflective] I spent the whole day counting the cracks Looking at the walls and painting them black I saw the selfish hands and the foolish kings I heard the ugly songs that the world sings But then the evening comes and the shadows fall And I see a different kind of light on the wall A quiet frequency beneath the noise Something the chaos cannot destroy [Chorus - Warm, expansive] The broken machine keeps turning around We’re walking on damaged, imperfect ground But people still hold each other in the dark People still find the tiny, hidden spark It’s not all shadows, it’s not all gray There is still color at the end of the day We are a mess, but we are still alive Building a little shelter to survive [Instrumental fill] [Verse 2 - Building tempo, slightly more upbeat] I see a neighbor helping someone stand I see a stranger reaching out a hand It doesn’t make the news, it doesn’t make a sound But it’s the gravity that keeps us on the ground They love each other when the money’s gone They sing together when the night is long For every idiot that blocks the light There is someone trying to make it right [Bridge - Melodic and emotionally open] I have been angry, I have been closed I let my cynical stories get old But if I only look at the concrete and the rain I am the one creating the pain The world is flawed, the people are strange But beautiful things are still in range A laugh in the kitchen, a hand in the car A telescope pointing up at a star [Solo] [Chorus - Warm, expansive] The broken machine keeps turning around We’re walking on damaged, imperfect ground But people still hold each other in the dark People still find the tiny, hidden spark It’s not all shadows, it’s not all gray There is still color at the end of the day We are a mess, but we are still alive Building a little shelter to survive [Instrumental fill] [Outro - Fading out peacefully] Let it turn. Let it spin. There is still light. Let it in. The life goes on. The life goes on.
