The Light I Keep

[Intro with low horn, guitar reverb in Em] Within these walls of glass I keep (Clockwork clicks fade in) A light against the deep [Verse 1 with intimate vocals, clean guitar arpeggios] Polish brass until hands shine (Mechanical whirring) Count the stars like pocket change Every night I wind the time (Clock ticking builds) While darkness ebbs away [Pre-chorus with building drums, bass, layered guitars] Signal through the void (through the endless night) Signal through the night (through the endless night) Drawing circles in the dark (Band swells) Just to stay alive [Chorus with full band, triple harmonies] I'll keep the light burning bright Even if no ships pass in the night (Let it shine, let it shine) Maybe meaning's just a choice In this vast design (In this vast design) [Verse 2 with storm effects] Salt-worn pages hold these tales (Thunder rumbles) Of ships that never came While storm winds seep through ancient cracks Of thoughts I can't contain (Like meaning's somewhere here) [Bridge with soft vocals, building to full band] Sometimes in the quiet hours When doubt floods every room I swear I see an answering light Breaking through the gloom But it's just my reflection [Sudden silence] In these walls of glass [Chorus with full band, triple harmonies] So I'll keep the light burning bright Even if no ships pass in the night (Let it shine, oh let it shine) 'Cause meaning's just a choice In this vast design [Outro with soft vocals, reverb] And that's fine (That's fine, echoes) (That's enough)