Wire‑Walker’s Hymn

[Verse 1: mid‑baritone male — raspy] Sunrise paintin’ gold on a city made of stone, Laughin’ lovers pass a stranger sleepin’ all alone. Every heartbeat’s heavy with the sweetness and the sting— We keep dancin’ on the wire, not knowin’ what tomorrow brings. [Pre‑Chorus: mid‑baritone male — raspy] Beauty in the cracks, danger in the bloom, Heaven in the haze hangin’ over every room. [Chorus: mid‑baritone male — raspy] Oh this world, so beautiful and cruel, Gives me diamonds, cuts me too. In the light and in the gloom, I’m learnin’ how to love the truth: We’re all livin’ under the same bright moon, Beautiful and cruel. [Verse 2: mid‑baritone male — raspy] Children chalkin’ sidewalks where the sirens start to rise, Poets write the freedom that the broken can’t afford to buy. Hope is in the silence when the night forgets to breathe, Pain is in the shadow fallin’ underneath our feet. [Bridge: mid‑baritone male — raspy] Hold me in the in‑between, where mercy meets the blues, Where the tears taste like water and wine. If love is just a riddle that nobody can prove, I’ll still sing that riddle line by line. [Chorus – repeat]