[Verse 1] The inner child A magical spark A little light In a pocket of dark The youth was a window Cracked by the cold One hard season And the frame let go [Pre-Chorus] The adult is the floor All the glass on the ground Stepped on pieces Missing all around Dirty and cold With a weight in the chest Still you keep breathing Still you do your best [Chorus] Stained glass, stained glass Make me stained glass Piece by piece You make me last Stained glass, stained glass Raise me stained glass What was broken Turns into art [Verse 2] The witch comes silent With a broom in hand Sweeps up the hurt From the hard-tiled land Every sharp shard Every shattered name Every lost color Every old shame [Pre-Chorus] She lays them down In a patient line Blue next to gold And a little red shine What was a wound Becomes a design Something new Something strong in time [Chorus] Stained glass, stained glass Make me stained glass Piece by piece You make me last Stained glass, stained glass Raise me stained glass What was broken Turns into art [Bridge] Not the same as before But more than before A window that opens And asks for more No perfect circle No polished lie Just a holy mosaic Catching the sky [Final Chorus] Stained glass, stained glass Make me stained glass Piece by piece You make me last Stained glass, stained glass Raise me stained glass What was broken Turns into art Stained glass, stained glass I am stained glass Unique and stronger I stand at last
