05. Closer to the Stars

[Intro: warm clean guitar arpeggio, soft pads] [Verse: steady groove, warm low vocal] Fixing lights and patching steel, Someone cracks the first joke here. Fear and cold begin to fade, In our eyes the spark is clear. [Pre-Chorus: drums build] The captain calls us to the glass, And silence settles, deep and vast. [Chorus: big, warm, low group harmonies] Closer to the stars, closer to the light, We stand together, side by side. A world still waiting to be sung, I want to see it open wide. [Verse: fuller band, shimmering pads] An unfamiliar star appears, It's growing brighter, growing tall. We came so far to reach this place, The window's shadow on the wall. [Chorus] Closer to the stars, closer to the light, We stand together, side by side. A world still waiting to be sung, I want to see it open wide. [Bridge: quiet, clean guitar, close low vocal] I press your photo to the glass, Look how far I've come from home. It was heavy, it was frightening, But here's the light, I'm not alone. [Guitar Solo: melodic, soaring but warm] [Final Chorus: fullest, group harmonies] Closer to the stars, closer to the light, We stand together, side by side. A world still waiting to be sung, I want to see it open wide. [Outro: pads and echoing guitar fade] [End]