Beauty in the Bones

[Intro]
(Dramatic piano chord)
(Low pulsing sub-bass)

[Verse 1]
A trail of ashes where my footsteps fell
Each broken promise like an empty shell
I chased the lightning, but I caught the storm
And left the pieces of the life I wore
But in the shadows of the path I drew
A sudden quietness is breaking through

[Chorus]
And I am standing in the cold gray light
No longer running from the ghost of night
Through every bad call, every dark mistake
I'll find the beauty in the bones that break
I'm gonna live it, gonna breathe it in
Despite the places where my hands have been
I am determined to survive the storm
And find the fire where the heart is warm

[Verse 2]
The old impulses scratch against the glass
They whisper warnings that this hope won't last
But I have memorized the way they lie
I've seen the ceiling of their lowest sky
This time I'm looking past the jagged wire
To find the embers of a better fire

[Chorus]
And I am standing in the cold gray light
No longer running from the ghost of night
Through every bad call, every dark mistake
I'll find the beauty in the bones that break
I'm gonna live it, gonna breathe it in
Despite the places where my hands have been
I am determined to survive the storm
And find the fire where the heart is warm

[Outro]
(Slow driving percussion fades)
(Melancholic piano chords)
Despite the path...
Despite the storm...
I'm moving on.
(Sub-bass fades out)