Residue of Light

[Intro]
[Verse]
Sunlight paints the floor in gold
Stories that were never told
Dust motes dancing in the air
Empty silence everywhere
I reach for the top shelf
Finding pieces of myself
Wrapped in yellowed newsprint sheets
Where the bitter meets the sweet
[Pre-Chorus]
Chipped edges, blue and white
Catching all the morning light
My fingers trace the hairline crack
No more looking back
[Chorus]
Oh, let the light break in
Where the shadows used to spin
Over worn out wooden floors
Opening the heavy doors
I feel the pulse inside my wrist
Rising through the morning mist
The strength she gave is mine to keep
Waking from the hollow sleep
[Post-Chorus]
It’s in my hands now
I understand now
Yeah, it’s in my hands now
I understand now
[Verse]
Recipe cards with butter stains
Healing all the hidden pains
Radio static hums a tune
In this quiet afternoon
I finally take a breath so deep
Promises I meant to keep
The weight is shifting in the box
Turning all the rusted locks
[Pre-Chorus]
Cold ceramic, heavy weight
Cleaning out the bitter slate
I feel her spirit in the room
Watch the winter start to bloom
[Chorus]
Oh, let the light break in
Where the shadows used to spin
Over worn out wooden floors
Opening the heavy doors
I feel the pulse inside my wrist
Rising through the morning mist
The strength she gave is mine to keep
Waking from the hollow sleep
[Bridge]
It isn’t just a bowl of clay
It’s how I make it through the day
The rhythm in my steady hands
Is how a resilient woman stands
She’s in the marrow, in the vein
The sunshine after forty days of rain
[Chorus]
Oh, let the light break in
Where the shadows used to spin
Over worn out wooden floors
Opening the heavy doors
I feel the pulse inside my wrist
Rising through the morning mist
The strength she gave is mine to keep
Waking from the hollow sleep
[Post-Chorus]
It’s in my hands now
I understand now
Yeah, it’s in my hands now
I understand now
[Outro]