The Anchor and the Arc

[Intro]
[Verse]
Salt spray on the iron rail
Winter breath, a silver veil
I watch the mast lights turn to pale
Another ship begins to sail
Through the frost and through the gale
Leaving behind a frozen trail
[Pre-Chorus]
I stand still while they move on
Waiting for the break of dawn
The heavy weight of being drawn
Into the space where light is born
[Chorus]
I was the beacon in the dark
Fanning every dying spark
Tracing out the lonely arc
Leaving on my soul a mark
But as the tide begins to foam
I’m finally guiding myself home
[Post-Chorus]
Guiding myself home
Into the white foam
No more to roam
Guiding myself home
[Break]
[Verse]
Black tides pull against the shore
I don’t need the maps no more
I’ve found what I was looking for
Behind the heavy wooden door
Counting steps across the floor
Settling the ancient score
[Build-up]
The stars begin their silent turn
Let the old foundations burn
Every lesson I had to learn
In the silence I discern
[Drop]
Light the way
End of the day
Nothing to say
Light the way
[Chorus]
I was the beacon in the dark
Fanning every dying spark
Tracing out the lonely arc
Leaving on my soul a mark
But as the tide begins to foam
I’m finally guiding myself home
[Bridge]
Ten thousand nights I spent alone
A king upon a granite throne
The seeds of mercy I have sown
Are now the harvest I have grown
My true direction finally shown
In a language I have always known
[Hook]
I am the light
Ending the night
Burning so bright
I am the light
[Post-Chorus]
Guiding myself home
Into the white foam
No more to roam
Guiding myself home
[Outro]