[Intro] [dusty swung drums, heavy kick, vinyl crackle] [wordless choir held, close, almost a voice] [rain on stone] [Verse 1] Reached up in the dark found a notch in the stone fit my fingers perfect like it's carved for my bones [short silence] Next one too every notch in a line worn smooth by a hand the same size as mine [Pre-Chorus] [sustained F sharp tone enters underneath, no key change] Light came on up there (up there) window in the spire shadow at the glass standing still as wire [Chorus] Hand over hand (hand over hand) holds already worn whoever climbed before me climbed it 'fore I was born I'm just following the shape in the stone if it fits me this good then it's my own [Verse 2] Shadow didn't move didn't wave, didn't call just watched me come up like he'd seen it all [short silence] Halfway to the top halfway to the light I could swear he's humming what I hum at night [Bridge] [drums drop out, F sharp tone held alone with the choir] Fits me, so it's mine fits me, so it's mine shadow at the window (still) I'll be there in time [silence] [Chorus] [drums return, dusty and heavy, F sharp tone still holding] Hand over hand (hand over hand) holds already worn whoever climbed before me climbed it 'fore I was born I'm just following the shape in the stone if it fits me this good then it's my own [Outro] [F sharp tone held, rain] Hand over hand [hard cut, no fade]
