Sparks in the Dust

(Verse 1) The shadows long, the room so bare, Your laughter doesn't echo there. The silence lies heavy on the skin, I built upon what once had been. The colors fade to shades of gray, I stare into a sky without a ray. Every step is heavy as lead, The beautiful times have quickly fled. (Chorus) But somewhere deep within the night, A spark awakes, a gentle light. A tender glow that doesn't burn, That whispers my name as I turn. Even though the storm still rages on, There is a tomorrow, a coming dawn. After every end, a new path is drawn. (Verse 2) Time doesn't heal, it just conceals, Leaves me the pain and no peace to feel. I carry you in every dream, You're missing in every empty scene. The tears dry up, but still the sea Inside my chest weighs heavily. A part of you stays here with me, An unseen bond for eternity. (Chorus) But somewhere deep within the night, A spark awakes, a gentle light. A tender glow that doesn't burn, That whispers my name as I turn. Even though the storm still rages on, There is a tomorrow, a coming dawn. After every end, a new path is drawn. (Bridge) Sometimes I feel you in the breeze, As if we never took our leaves. The winter fades, the ice breaks through, Life takes its ancient course anew. From barren wood a branch will bloom, The cold recedes, dispelling gloom. I let you go, but hold you tight, Because true love won't lose the fight. (Chorus Variation) For somewhere deep within the night, This spark has set a fire alight. A warming glow that now burns clear, That knows my path, dispelling fear. The storm subsides, the skies turn bright, Hope is what outlasts the night. (Outro) What outlasts the night... The shadows yield to the sun's warm ray, I carry love, I won't lose my way. Loss and hope, hand in hand. A brand new path... a brand new land. (Piano fades out slowly and hopefully...)