Luminous

By Arkive

On Sonder

Released on January 11, 2017

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[Verse 1: Mitch Burgess & Court Walters]

My trail paves a narrow road

Lit by moments that fade with each step

But before me hangs the curtain

Wreathing panic 'round my neck

Every memory reflecting a shard of sight

As the call of the past meets my present

The formless features of annihilation

Holding me to the abyss

[Chorus: Mitch Burgess & Court Walters]

It's the blinding reminder

Of the time you're erasing

We've figured it all out

It's the time you've been wasting

And I am encased in cold and grey

But we will become luminous


[Verse 2: Mitch Burgess]

When surrounded in darkness

We seek out distant lights

And the safety we presume it provides

This desire to stray is a game of the mind

A breeze rolls by you

You feel the fire beside you flicker out

[Verse 3: Mitch Burgess & Court Walters]

Now with your world at its darkest

Darkness descends on us

You sense danger and seek a way to gain relief

Give me release

Curiously you tremble

As you push toward the warmth that pierces the uncertainty

Exchanging the reflections of who I am


[Bridge: Court Walters]

A fortification, an iron will mind

Give me the strength I need to open my eyes

Within the black of the deep

Ignite a spark to show me the road

'Cause I've fallen asleep at the wheel

A bitter man with a heart set to heal

Give me the strength to survive

I pledge these changes on all of my life


[Interlude: Mitch Burgess]

Shadows' lifeless weight

Calm as a lover's embrace

[Chorus: Mitch Burgess, with Court Walters]

We've figured it all out

It's the time you've been wasting

And I am encased in cold and grey

But I still see the light