When I was younger I imagined myself
On my own land, rod in hand
And when the winter came, shiver
Deliver my wealth back to the land
I wasn't afraid of men: of ghosts or bone
Just wanted the peace of being on my own
So I wrote out a plan and I lived the remainder
Thought that time was the present's saviour
But the more I dreamed and the more I live it's
Hard not to remember, harder to forgive
There's a still a place for me in the valley low
Some days I'm moments from making it my own
But when the sun comes up and I'm not singing alleluia
It's not a question of when, it's not a matter of time
I still believe in things that never happened for a reason
Who else is asking for my blood, who can bear this in mind
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When that brightness comes and I'm not singing alleluia
Please just keep in mind I'm still open to grace
A day for love without the pain and the pain soaks up its meaning
No need for looking over shoulders, no fear of wasting the day
When the moment comes that I surrender all I wanted
If I fight the good fight, if I start the running the race
I thought I'd give everything up, then I could live for all that mattered
But please, don't ask me bout what matters, I'm in no place to say
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