[Intro: foghorn, shimmering arpeggios] (oh-oh, far away) [Deep rolling 808] [Verse 1: melodic low-register groove] I built a tower on a rocky shore A steady light through every storm The ships come home because I'm here And all the people I hold dear (stay safe, stay safe) [Pre-Chorus: falsetto ascent] But when the sails catch evening gold I envy everything they hold [Chorus: expansive harmonies] I'm a lighthouse dreaming of the sea Anchored to the life that's good to me I can see the world but cannot go And I love this shore more than they'll know (oh-oh, let me sail!) How can something built to shine Still wish for another life? [Drop: chopped choir, rolling bass] (sail-sail, stay-stay!) (boom-ka-tss, ah-ee-ah!) [Bridge: stripped, emotional] If I could leave, who'd find their way? If I remain, what fades away? There's no horizon I can chase Without abandoning this place [Outro: distant falsetto] My light is bright... My heart's at sea.
