Paper Skies Tonight

[Intro] [Verse 1] The morning opens soft and bright A gentle promise in the light I walk a path of callous right But something fades beyond my sight I used to shape my songs at night With fragile hands that held them tight Before the circuit learned to write And turn my truth into their might Now every sound is bold and wide A word I never could provide Yet somewhere in the rising tide I lose the part I used to guide The road ahead is open wide So many paths I could decide I know I hold a quiet pride But chances drift like changing tide [Bridge] Deep underneath the shining light There's something that I can't incite I move ahead with steady stride Like every moment's on my side Yet in the glow I can't confide The dreams I lost that once applied Still I follow where they glide Even when they slip aside [Outro] I used to chase a distant height Before it burdened to the night Now memories fade without a fight Like fading lines that lose their bite I tell myself the world is wide That new beginnings will abide But quiet truths I keep inside I keep on moving through the light Holding on with all my might But every step records a sigh Of songs I lost beyond the night [final synth swell, fade out]