[Verse 1] Kitchen light humming after midnight, whisper to the whole wide room; high and low, the glitter and the plain, I hum a riddle under the moon. Why tremble when the headlines glow, when pockets swell and faces shine? They stack their names like towers tall, but time keeps drawing lines. [Pre-Chorus] I tie my worry to a gentle tune, letting go of borrowed shine. [Chorus] You can’t buy the next breath, no coin brings back the dawn. Crowns go down with the rest, silk and stone in the ground. But You lift my life from the pit, hold me close when shadows press; I won’t fear when they glitter— You will take me to Yourself. [Verse 2] They call their houses endless, name the lands after their names; like sheep sent out at midnight, they walk the valley just the same. Death counts heads at the doorway, morning finds the upright glad; their shapes fade out like vapor, another day breaks past the black. [Chorus] You can’t buy the next breath, no coin brings back the dawn. Crowns go down with the rest, silk and stone in the ground. But You lift my life from the pit, hold me close when shadows press; I won’t fear when they glitter— You will take me to Yourself. [Bridge] Hear this, everyone listening, wise and foolish, young and gray: no ransom in a vault somewhere, no price to buy a longer stay. Yet there is One who answers, folds my soul into His rest; He breaks the graveyard’s iron lock, and leads me toward the east. [Chorus] You can’t buy the next breath, no coin brings back the dawn. Crowns go down with the rest, silk and stone in the ground. But You lift my life from the pit, hold me close when shadows press; I won’t fear when they glitter— You will take me to Yourself. [Outro] Let the sparkles flicker, let the numbers climb then crash; I set my eyes on sunrise, where mercy outlasts cash.
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