[Verse 1] You set the chair against the northern wall Four carved rams keep watch above the hall A red cloak folded where the cold stone meets You count the grain, you know the roads, the streets [Pre-Chorus] You don’t raise your voice to make the room obey You draw the line, then stand there all the day [Chorus] Hold the shape, keep the promise Build the gate and guard the garden Steady hands, a clear decision Make a shelter from ambition [Verse 2] Your map is worn where border rivers bend You hear the farmers before you hear your friends The crown is heavy; still, you wear it plain A rule is only worth the lives it can sustain [Pre-Chorus] You don’t call it mercy when you make things right You leave a lamp for travelers in the night [Chorus] Hold the shape, keep the promise Build the gate and guard the garden Steady hands, a clear decision Make a shelter from ambition [Instrumental Break: embellished blues guitar and organ solos] [Bridge] Power without listening is a locked and empty room Strength that makes a place for others gives the roots more room [Final Chorus] Hold the shape, keep the promise Build the gate and guard the garden Steady hands, a clear decision Make a shelter from ambition [Outro] When morning tests the stones you laid Stand by the word you gave
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