Charcoal and Gold

[Intro]
[Verse]
Greyhound windows fogging up
Cheap coffee in a paper cup
Chipped black polish on my thumb
Feeling cold and feeling numb
Sleeping on a plastic chair
With charcoal dust in my hair
[Pre-Chorus]
I traded sleep for a line
Hoping for a lucky sign
Drawing shadows on the floor
Begging for an open door
[Chorus]
Now the spotlights hit the frame
The world finally knows my name
From the station to the hall
I’m standing ten feet tall
Every bruise has turned to gold
The greatest story ever told
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, the charcoal turns to gold
My spirit’s bought and sold
To the rhythm of the soul
To the rhythm of the soul
[Verse]
Scrubbing floors for a dime
Losing track of all the time
Hunger was a heavy ghost
Living on burnt tea and toast
But my sketches kept me sane
In the middle of the rain
[Pre-Chorus]
I held a pencil like a light
In the middle of the night
Scrapping for a bit of ink
Standing on the very brink
[Chorus]
Now the spotlights hit the frame
The world finally knows my name
From the station to the hall
I’m standing ten feet tall
Every bruise has turned to gold
The greatest story ever told
[Bridge]
I claimed this holy ground
Where the lost are finally found
No more running from the past
I’ve found my home at last
Can you see the fire light?
Burning through the darkest night
[Hook]
I am here now
I am here now
I am here now
[Chorus]
Now the spotlights hit the frame
The world finally knows my name
From the station to the hall
I’m standing ten feet tall
Every bruise has turned to gold
The greatest story ever told
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, the charcoal turns to gold
My spirit’s bought and sold
To the rhythm of the soul
To the rhythm of the soul
[Outro]