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Morning comes too early

and night time falls too late.

Sometimes all I want to do is wait,

the shadow I've been hiding in

has fled from me today.

I know it's easier

to walk away than

look it in the eye.

But I will raise

a shelter to the sky,

and here beneath this

star tonight I'll lie.

She will slowly yield the light

as I awaken from the longest night.

Dreams are shaking,

set sirens waking up tired eyes.

With the light the memories

all rush into his head.

By a candle stands a mirror,

of his heart and soul she dances.

She was dancing through the

night above his bed.

Walking to the window,

he throws the shutters

out against the wall.

From an ivory tower hears her call:

"Let light surround you!"

It's been a long, long time,

he's had a while to think it over.

In the end he only sees the change:

Light to dark,

dark to light.

Light to dark,

dark to light.

Heaven must be more than this

when angels waken with a kiss.

Sacred hearts won't take the pain

but mine will never be the same.

He stands before the window,

his shadow slowly fading from the wall.

From an ivory tower hears her call:

"Let the light surround you".

Once lost but I was found,

when I heard the stained glass

shatter all around me.

I sent the spirits

tumbling down the hill,

but I will hold this one

on high above me still.

She whispers words

to clear my mind,

I once could see but now

at last I'm blind.

I know it's easier

to walk away than

look it in the eye.

But I had given all

that I could take,

and now I've only

habits left to break.

Tonight I'll still be lying here

surrounded in all the light.