A Patient Spider

[Intro] A patient spider in the night Throws silver threads toward unseen light. [Verse 1] I saw it on a little height, Alone against the empty night. It launched its filament of grace Across the measureless open space. [Pre-Chorus] And so my soul, in silence thrown, Sends out its lines through the unknown. One thread of longing, one of prayer, Searching for a place in air. [Chorus] O my soul, keep casting on, Past the dark until the dawn. Somewhere the thread will catch and stay, Somewhere love will find the way. O my soul, do not despair, Sing your bridge through empty air. Till the far shore answers true, I will keep reaching out to you. [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 2] No map was given, no reply, Only the vast and listening sky. But still the little builder spun, Faithful beneath a hidden sun. [Bridge] Tie me to a human hand, Tie me to a promised land. Let one bright cable hold at last All the wandering of the past. [Chorus] O my soul, keep casting on, Past the dark until the dawn. Somewhere the thread will catch and stay, Somewhere love will find the way. O my soul, do not despair, Sing your bridge through empty air. Till the far shore answers true, I will keep reaching out to you. [Outro] A patient spider in the night, A soul still reaching for the light.