[Verse 1] [male vocal, confident and clear] I harness all my thoughts into a wagon’s trace, Not knowing how to guide them on their way. My life unfolds from edge to distant edge, My words stand ready — countless in array. [Verse 2] [male vocal, slightly more intense] I long to understand, to bring some order, To set each thing upon its proper shelf, To give myself to feelings pure and honest, And wash away the moral mask I wear. [Pre-Chorus] [male vocal, building tension] How carefully we paint our faces every morning When stepping out into the open light, And lies reveal their shameful, fleeting shimmer Each time we drift into an empty talk. [Chorus] [male + female harmonies, female lead on second half, empowering] It’s because we hide our true and deeper essence, So many shadowed corners we conceal. [male & female together] But when we’re honest, truly honest with ourselves, We reap a harvest of gratitude that’s real. [Bridge] [instrumental first, then soft female vocal entering] [female vocal, calm and inviting] So wash the darkened makeup from your soul, Release your thoughts from every chain and bar. [Final Chorus] [full male + female duet, layered harmonies, stronger] And nightingales will sing within your heart, To wake you from your darkest dreams. [male & female together, wider sound] So wash the darkened makeup from your soul, And nightingales will sing within your heart, To wake you from your darkest dreams.
