Choose the Light

[Verse] We walked where restless voices rise With wounded hearts and guarded eyes They asked if truth was made by will Or if it stands there, quiet still They said that pain has filled the room That hope is weak and joy will bloom For just one night, then fade away Like ash that cannot choose to stay [Chorus] Truth in the fire, hope in the flame Call me to change me, not stay the same When every road says none is right I still choose the light, the light, the light [Verse] Some wear a smile with hollow grace A laughing void behind the face They say that life is random air Then ache when love is not still there They want a world with no command No higher voice, no steady hand Yet cry unfair when trust is torn As if pure right can still be born [Chorus] Truth in the fire, hope in the flame Call me to change me, not stay the same When every road says none is right I still choose the light, the light, the light [Verse] Love is not soft when wrong runs deep It does not smile while children weep A holy grief, a righteous burn Still calls the heart of stone to turn And when the dark has split your home When loss has made your spirit roam No clever word can heal the night But love stays near and holds on tight [Bridge] Be here with me when faith feels thin When sorrow shakes the bones within No easy line, no grand display Just hands that help the soul to stay A suffering love still knows my pain Still walks with me through wind and rain And through the grave, beyond the scar There waits a dawn where mercy are [Chorus] Truth in the fire, hope in the flame Call me to change me, not stay the same When every road says none is right I still choose the light, the light, the light [Outro] So in the clash of doubt and pride I will not let my heart divide Through grief, through fear, through darkest night I’ll hold to the light, the light, the light