Intro) Lyrics [Intro — fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft wind, distant wordless vocals] Ooh… ahh… Somewhere beyond the words we know, A river runs where all hearts go… [Verse 1] I wandered through a thousand names, I chased the stars, I fed the flames. I searched the temples, crossed the sea, For something waiting there for me. I climbed the mountains of my mind, Left every certainty behind. Then in the silence, soft and deep, I found the love I could not keep. [Pre-Chorus — bass enters, gentle percussion builds] I was the question, I was the door, I was the beggar asking for more. Then all at once, the walls fell through— I lost myself, and found you. [Chorus — full folk-rock drums, layered harmonies, soaring electric guitar] The Beloved is everywhere, In the wind that moves your hair, In the tears we never show, In the seeds beneath the snow. The Beloved is everywhere, In the broken, in the bare. I was searching for the light— I was burning in it all the time. [Instrumental — acoustic guitar arpeggios, atmospheric synth, melodic electric guitar] [Verse 2] I thought that love was something won, A distant moon, a rising sun. A prize to hold, a flame to tame, A thousand ways to speak your name. But love was never mine to own, Nor could I find it all alone. It was the space between each breath, The life that carries us through death. [Pre-Chorus — restrained, intimate vocal] I was the shadow, I was the flame, I was the one who feared his name. Then through the crack where pride fell apart, The universe walked into my heart. [Chorus — bigger, with backing vocals] The Beloved is everywhere, In the wind that moves your hair, In the tears we never show, In the seeds beneath the snow. The Beloved is everywhere, In the broken, in the bare. I was searching for the light— I was burning in it all the time. [Bridge — drums drop out; piano, strings and intimate vocal] So take this heart, with all its scars, Its little wars, its fallen stars. Take every mask I learned to wear, And leave me standing, open, bare. For what is left when I am gone? The ancient silence, singing on. No final answer, no disguise— Just endless love in mortal eyes. [Instrumental crescendo — hand percussion, layered acoustic guitars, soaring electric lead, wordless choir] Ahh… ahh… [Final Chorus — expansive, anthemic, full band] The Beloved is everywhere, In the wind that moves your hair, In the stranger, in the friend, In the love that has no end. The Beloved is everywhere, In the earth and in the air. I was searching for the light— I was burning in it all the time. [Outro — gentle acoustic guitar, fading synth and vocal harmonies] No distant shore… No locked-up door… No need to run… The love I sought Was never gone. The love I sought… Was never gone… Outro)
