I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
As the night is leaving
Silently retreating down an empty hall
Suddenly a stirring
Finally recurring where I let it fall
Following the wanderings of a dream
A dream that keeps my soul alive
Believing in an open sky
Believing in a love
Dancing with a stranger
Careless of the danger
There within his smile
While the dew was forming
Breathing in the morning
Like a sleeping child
If the memory of the light should fade
Horizons reaching cold and blue
Until your heart is free to fly
Then I will keep the sun for you
Until you touch the open sky
Then I will keep the sun for you
Until we never say goodbye
Then I will keep the sun for you
Silently retreating down an empty hall
Suddenly a stirring
Finally recurring where I let it fall
Following the wanderings of a dream
A dream that keeps my soul alive
Believing in an open sky
Believing in a love
Dancing with a stranger
Careless of the danger
There within his smile
While the dew was forming
Breathing in the morning
Like a sleeping child
If the memory of the light should fade
Horizons reaching cold and blue
Until your heart is free to fly
Then I will keep the sun for you
Until you touch the open sky
Then I will keep the sun for you
Until we never say goodbye
Then I will keep the sun for you
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Theme from Midnight Express Lyrics as written by Christine Bennett Chris Bennett
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