Hand On The Stone

[Verse 1]
I asked the mirror at dawn
What will I leave behind?
Not a tower, not a crown
Just a mark the world can find

My hands feel ordinary
My name fits in one small room
But even small things matter
When they bloom

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe it’s the way I stay
When the wind gets hard
Maybe it’s the way I make
A door from a scar

[Chorus]
I’ll be the hand on the stone
The one that helps you home
The light in a borrowed coat
When your own flame’s almost gone
I’ll be the hand on the stone
(Hand on the stone)
Something that outlives my bones
I’ll be the hand on the stone

[Verse 2]
I could build with loud ambition
I could chase the shining line
But I think my truest offering
Is a life that saves some time

A meal left on the table
A call when you’re falling through
A little room for breathing
That’s what I’ll do

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe it’s the way I stand
Beside the broke and bruised
Maybe it’s the quiet yes
That changes what you choose

[Chorus]
I’ll be the hand on the stone
The one that helps you home
The light in a borrowed coat
When your own flame’s almost gone
I’ll be the hand on the stone
(Hand on the stone)
Something that outlives my bones
I’ll be the hand on the stone

[Bridge]
If I’m ever asked my name
By the years after I’m gone
Let them say I kept my word
Let them say I held on

Not to be remembered loud
Just to leave the path less cold
A steady line for someone else
To follow whole

[Final Chorus]
I’ll be the hand on the stone
The one that helps you home
The light in a borrowed coat
When your own flame’s almost gone
I’ll be the hand on the stone
(Hand on the stone)
Something that outlives my bones
I’ll be the hand on the stone

[Outro]
If I leave one useful trace
Let it be this small, plain grace
A hand on the stone
A hand on the stone