**Wisdom Is a Moving Horizon** **by Echoes of Clannad** *(Celtic voices, world instrumentation, steady walking pulse)* **Verse 1** I walked toward the edge of morning Certain I knew where the sky would end Maps in hand and answers ready Following roads I could defend Every hill became a teacher Every river changed my view The farther that I traveled onward The more I learned the less I knew **Pre-Chorus** And the dawn kept moving farther As the sunlight touched the sea Not retreating out of mockery But inviting more of me **Chorus** Wisdom is a moving horizon Ever beyond the hill I climb Every answer births a question Every ending opens time Wisdom is a moving horizon Calling softly through the years Not a prize for those who find it But a path for those who hear **Verse 2** I sat with elders by the fire Heard old stories cross the night Songs from mountains, songs from deserts Different words but seeking light What I thought were distant strangers Held reflections of my face Every language carried fragments Of a truth too vast to place **Pre-Chorus** And the road grew ever wider With each bridge I chose to cross What I feared I might surrender Was outweighed by what I lost **Chorus** Wisdom is a moving horizon Ever beyond the hill I climb Every answer births a question Every ending opens time Wisdom is a moving horizon Calling softly through the years Not a prize for those who find it But a path for those who hear **Instrumental Journey** *(The melody passes from Celtic whistle to kora, from kora to duduk, from duduk to shakuhachi. The rhythm remains constant like footsteps. Voices return only as wordless harmonies.)* **Bridge** I once searched for final answers For a shore beyond the tide For a place where doubt surrendered And certainty could reside But the sea keeps meeting rivers And the stars keep turning west The wonder is not in arriving The wonder is in the quest **Final Chorus** Wisdom is a moving horizon Every summit shows another sky Every door becomes a doorway Every why reveals a why Wisdom is a moving horizon And I walk it willingly Not to own the distant sunlight But to see what I can see **Outro** I walked toward the edge of morning Certain I knew where the sky would end Now I walk to greet the sunrise Knowing it will move again *(Voices fade. A lone whistle carries the melody. One final distant note from the kora. Silence.)*
