
Mountain River Ocean (Cover)
[Intro - instrumental with fluttering sounds] [Verse 1 –soft, dreamy delivery with distant glow] Up through the dark room I never stop I need to reach that glowing top To be the one to make the hop To bask in all the light I see (so bright, my light..) [Verse 2 – building urgency, slight desperation creeping in] I reach for bulbs that burn away The light calls, I choose the fray The lamp still seems so far away But it can't run away from me (can't escape... won't escape...) [Chorus - ethereal vocals with fluttering percussion] Window, ceiling, lampshade This is just my moth crusade I reach, I slip, I singe my wing Wondering if I should try again [Instrumental - delicate violin with wing flutter sounds] [Verse 3 - relief and renewed hope, gentle flowing melody] And as the evening darkness grows A porch light flickers, softly glows I track it down through highs and lows To let brightness flow through me (follow... follow...) [Verse 4 - tension returns, danger approaching] The light beam pulls, I let it lead The human hands close in with speed I pray, please give me what I need For still the glow keeps calling me (so close now... almost there...) [Instrumental – tender, melancholic strings] [Verse 5 - desperation mixed with ecstasy, voice straining] The lamp grows hot, I feel the burn I circle closer with each turn I fight my instinct, try to learn But still it's calling out to me (Just me... Just me...) [Verse 6 - surrender and unity, ethereal delivery fading into light] The light and I begin to blend, No longer foes, my shining friend, Our dance plays out without end The photons flow inside of me (the light and me, the light and...) [Final Chorus - acceptance and peace, ritardando] Window, ceiling, lampshade This was just my moth crusade The pull, the heat, they come and go All I craved was chase that glow [instrumental outro - violin with fading flutter sounds] [Epilogue – whispered, dissolving into the light] “So bright… I finally see…” [fade out, quiet, low pass, clean fadeout to silence]

