Title: “Between the Dream and the Awake” Verse 1 Between the dream and waking light I drift for seconds out of time A numbing calm inside my veins While cosmic strings begin to chime My body fades, my spirit flies On melodies I can’t define A fragile peace I’ve never known No chains of clocks, no space, no line Pre-Chorus A whisper calls me from afar Beneath a desert moon so high “Come rest within my woven shade Where weary souls are free to lie” Chorus Rock me like a child at night In innocence, in soft delight Before I wake to blades of day That carve the dream and strip away I know I must, like all who live Fight for each breath I try to give But let me stay just one more while Inside this endless, gentle smile Verse 2 She spoke as dawn began to rise A trembling life inside my chest Like something waiting to be born Yet fearing what may come next I told her, “Your embrace is warm Like sacred love, like final grace A kiss upon a martyr’s brow A shining peace I long to taste” Pre-Chorus “I hear a voice beyond the veil Calling softly, calling me A land of light, a field of calm Where pain dissolves eternally” Chorus Rock me like a child at night In innocence, in soft delight Before I wake to blades of day That carve the dream and strip away I know I must, like all who live Fight for each breath I try to give But let me stay just one more while Inside this endless, gentle smile Bridge (emotional rise) Don’t cry for me, I see it now A blooming field, a sacred place The palms are bending, fruits are sweet And peace is written on each face The air is filled with voices warm They sing, “The lost one has returned” And every tear I ever knew Becomes a light that softly burns Final Chorus (full intensity) Rock me once before I go Through worlds I fear, yet need to know Let your hands erase the pain Like summer washing winter rain I’ll come back to this cradle space Where love still lingers, leaves a trace And every soul I’ve ever known Still lives inside me… not alone Outro (soft, fading) Between the dream… and waking sight I’ll find you waiting… in the light
