Sanctuary 3

I look into your eyes,
so open, clear and bright.
Hope awakens deep inside me
to know more of your light.
Deeper still I gaze within,
see a doorway in the wall.
Written large upon the stone—
just one word: Reason calls.

Pre-Chorus:
But behind these silent shadows,
a glimmer breaks the night.
Contours flicker, fortress waiting,
feelings rarely take flight.

Chorus (with choir):
Sanctuary, longing calls,
between the light and shade,
my heart remains within your walls.
Sanctuary, longing calls,
searching for the rungs, the way
beyond the mind’s cascade.

Verse 2:
Love and feeling on the outer wall,
far away, almost unseen.
In the distance, where longing dwells,
the fortress stands between.
I look into your eyes again,
wish to see beyond the mind,
not just standing in that room
where reason’s left behind.

Bridge (ethereal, choral):
I keep watching for the light
through the opening in stone,
hoping for the steps to climb,
to find the space beyond.
(Choir: ah—ah—sanctuary—sanctuary—)

Final Chorus (broader, choral):
Sanctuary, longing calls,
between the light and shade,
my heart remains within your walls.
Sanctuary, longing calls,
searching for the rungs, the way
beyond the mind’s cascade.

Outro (choir, whispered):
Sanctuary…
Longing…
beyond the mind…