The city used to feel so cold just buildings stark and tall
Like a painting done in monochrome no color there at all
My footsteps echoed empty on the pavements hard and bare
Was breathing shallow breaths then just moving through the air
Then a subtle shift a gentle breeze
Whispering through the lonely trees
A little spark I didn't know
Was just about to start to grow
And suddenly the sky is painted gold and burning bright
You showed me what it feels like to truly embrace the light
Every single moment now a reason to believe
This is more than just existing this is how it feels to breathe
A beauty I receive
I built my fortress carefully with stones of doubt and fear
Kept the fragile parts of me from ever getting near
To anything that felt too real too much to understand
Just trying to protect myself with nothing in my hand
Then you reached across the space
With an unexpected grace
And the walls began to fade
From a promise that you made
And suddenly the sky is painted gold and burning bright
You showed me what it feels like to truly embrace the light
Every single moment now a reason to believe
This is more than just existing this is how it feels to breathe
A beauty I receive
It's like the world's been sleeping and now it's wide awake
For every simple kindness for every chance I take
This current running through me is powerful and deep
A fire in my spirit a vow I'm gonna keep
Secrets I will steep
And suddenly the sky is painted gold and burning bright
You showed me what it feels like to truly embrace the light
Every single moment now a reason to believe
This is more than just existing this is how it feels to breathe
A beauty I receive
How it feels to breathe
To truly breathe
Painted gold and bright
This beautiful light