Inheritance of Light

[Intro]
[Verse]
The glass is cold against my skin
Where the amber light begins
To crawl across the dusty floor
I don’t use the heavy door
I just slip inside the quiet
A soft and silver-green riot
Tracing lines on the window pane
Waiting for the ghost of rain
[Pre-Chorus]
Cracked terracotta under my thumb
Waiting for the spring to come
The lemons hang like heavy gold
A story that was never told
In the steam of jasmine tea
You are still here next to me
[Chorus]
Oh, the garden is breathing now
I remember how you’d bow
Your head to sing a secret song
Where we both felt we belong
In the humming of the strings
And the peace that memory brings
It’s a quiet kind of grace
In this hollow, hallowed space
[Post-Chorus]
Softly, softly
Just a ghost of tea
Softly, softly
You are here with me
[Verse]
Empty packets in a row
Things you didn't get to grow
But tucked inside a paper fold
A cursive script, a heart of gold
“Plant these when the rain is sweet”
I feel the pulse beneath my feet
Small notes written in the margins
Guardians of these sleeping gardens
[Pre-Chorus]
Shadows stretch across the wall
I can almost hear you call
From the kitchen or the hall
Watching every petal fall
In the steam of jasmine tea
You are still here next to me
[Chorus]
Oh, the garden is breathing now
I remember how you’d bow
Your head to sing a secret song
Where we both felt we belong
In the humming of the strings
And the peace that memory brings
It’s a quiet kind of grace
In this hollow, hallowed space
[Bridge]
Dust motes dancing in the air
Like a silent, golden prayer
Every crack within the pane
Holds the ghost of summer rain
I am breathing in your light
Before the coming of the night
Clarinet and harp collide
With the love you couldn't hide
[Hook]
Inherited tenderness
In a faded floral dress
Inherited tenderness
More than I can ever guess
[Chorus]
Oh, the garden is breathing now
I remember how you’d bow
Your head to sing a secret song
Where we both felt we belong
In the humming of the strings
And the peace that memory brings
It’s a quiet kind of grace
In this hollow, hallowed space
[Post-Chorus]
Softly, softly
Just a ghost of tea
Softly, softly
You are here with me
[Outro]