Lost in sand

Verse 1

The sand shifts beneath me, a ghost of a bed

A flickering candle, spinning 'round in my head

Is it the heat of the sun, or a trick of the light?

I’m chasing a shadow through the middle of the night

Pouring out of the shade, till there’s nothing of me

Just a faded reflection of who I used to be.

Pre-Chorus

And I’m reaching up, reaching out for the blue

But the sky's made of lead and it’s breaking in two

I stretched my soul until the ground met the sky

Waiting for a mercy that’s run itself dry.

Chorus

'Cause I’m forever lost in the desert, I can’t breathe

Is there a soul in the silence who still hears me?

I’m holding up

Chorus

I was forever lost in the desert, couldn't breathe

But I found the strength that was buried in me

I’m holding up my arms, and they’re not falling down

I’ve had enough of this hollow ground

Yeah, I’m rising from the dust—look at me now. The clay in my hands, it’s turning to gold

A story of copper, a story of old

The pit disappears, the horizon is wide

And suddenly... I’m small inside

Looking up from the dirt, from the knees of my soul

I see the faces that