Earth Beneath Me

[Intro] In a deep, dark voice the world slips away Midday turns to void, the light decays [Verse 1] I am listening to the ground beneath my feet Earth holds me steady when the sky forgets to speak Who am I now, when shadows claim the sun? If everything vanished, what remains of one? [Chorus] I stand on the earth, I cling to the ground Voice in my chest is the only sound If I am nothing, then I am still here Between the dust and the dawn, I’m clear [Verse 2] The day forgets its color, the air conducts a hush I reach for the warmth that used to rush I ask the void, who am I to see? If I am less than the world, what does that set me free? [Chorus] I stand on the earth, I cling to the ground Voice in my chest is the only sound If I am nothing, then I am still here Between the dust and the dawn, I’m clear [Bridge] Grounded heartbeat, steady and slow Breathing roots in the soil I know If I vanish, let the earth remain A quiet witness to who I am again [Chorus] I stand on the earth, I cling to the ground Voice in my chest is the only sound If I am nothing, then I am still here Between the dust and the dawn, I’m clear [Outro] So I hold the earth, through the blanking light I am here, I am whole, in the dwindling sight