[Verse 1] Smoke curls violet off the left-hand side Black feathers, obsidian, a moon cut thin as a knife On the right, a crystal burning like it swallowed the dawn White wings wrapped around a little gold sun [Pre-Chorus] Everybody’s waiting for the chains to fall For one side to win, for the end of it all [Chorus] But the beam holds level, the chains hang true Night on the left and the gold breaking through I don’t have to choose which half of me stays I was made to hold both, I was made to be weighed [Verse 2] There’s a light pouring down on the right like a blessing But the left doesn’t flinch, and it isn’t confessing Every feather I’ve got has a twin in the smoke Every truth that I’ve told had a shadow that spoke [Pre-Chorus] So go ahead and lean, go ahead and pray That the dark gets lighter if you look away [Chorus] But the beam holds level, the chains hang true Night on the left and the gold breaking through I don’t have to choose which half of me stays I was made to hold both, I was made to be weighed [Bridge] There’s a sun in my spine and a star at my feet And a needle that points where the two halves meet Take away the dark and I’d fly off the stand Take away the light and I’d sink where I stand (softer) It was never a war It was always a balance [Final Chorus] So the beam holds level, the chains hang true Moon on my left hand, the sun breaking through I won’t have to choose which half of me stays I was made to hold both I was made to be weighed [Outro] Dark… (hold) Light… (hold) And the beam holds still
