[Verse 1 — dark guitar, rolling toms] I polish glass against the salt Repair the wires, absorb the fault A thousand vessels make the shore You ask why one came late once more [Pre-Chorus — intimate baritone] Beyond the rocks, an inland road A little house I'll never know [Chorus — explosive, layered harmonies] Round and round the burning beam Lighting everybody else's dream I hold the night back from your door And still you tell me to give more I'd kill the light and cross the sand Go somewhere no one needs my hands But there are children out at sea Who never asked this work of me (Shine, shine, shine again) [Verse 2 — syncopated bass] Your every storm becomes my shift My quiet summers cease to exist [Bridge — half-time] How long can I be everyone's shore Before I'm someone worth saving for? [Outro — fading vocal echoes] The bulb burns white, the stairs are steep The sea goes home; I never sleep
