Sanctuary

Verse 1
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…