[Intro] [spoken word] The heart of man is very much like the sea It has its storms, it has its tides And in its depths, it has its pearls [Verse 1] I gave my heart unto the work And lost my peace of mind Still I'm seeking Still I'm striving Leaving safer roads behind What am I to other eyes A shadow, passing through Let them doubt me Let them name me I'll show them what the lost can do [Pre-Chorus] Normal is a beaten road Easy on the feet But no flower ever opened In a lifeless, level street [Chorus] I know nothing for certain But the stars still make me dream Be awake to all the midnight And the vastness in between I dream my painting I paint my dream The night is more alive Than the day has ever been I dream my painting I paint my dream [Verse 2] There's a fire in me burning Burning since the world grew cold They may only see the smoke rise They may never see the gold Still I have the fields and colours Still I have the sky above Still I have the art and poetry Tell me, what is not enough [Pre-Chorus] Normal is a beaten road Nothing wild will grow I left it for the wheatfields Such a long, long time ago [Chorus] I know nothing for certain But the stars still make me dream Be awake to all the midnight And the vastness in between I dream my painting I paint my dream The night is more alive Than the day has ever been I dream my painting I paint my dream [Bridge] [sparse, single guitar] The sadness may last long I know that kind of end But art can hold the broken And I was broken, friend If a voice within you tells you You were never made to paint Lay your hands upon the colour And do not let them faint [Final Chorus] [full strings, swelling] I know nothing for certain But the stars still make me dream Be awake to all the midnight And the vastness in between I dream my painting I paint my dream The night is more alive Than the day has ever been I dream my painting I paint my dream [Outro] [gentle, fading] It is good to love so many things For therein lies the strength What is done in love is well done What is done in love remains
