The Crucible

A moment's breath before it all began
I wait beneath this fragile sky
A heartbeat skipped, another thought
And you are there, I rise to meet your eyes
And we return to go

A lifetime looking to the stars
But here we are again
Still caught inside the choices we have made
It's time to start anew

I light a spark
The night time throws a blanket round this place
We watch the embers grow
The light and heat burn bright against the cold
It's time to cast it out

I see a beautiful horizon
Waiting for us over there

Sitting on the start line
Waiting for the last control
Sitting on the start line
Faces pressed against the window

The crucible surrounds us
Taking over all we know

Ready to fly now (ready to fly now)
Ready to ride to now (ready to ride now)
Ready to carry us to where we need to go

I see a beautiful horizon
Waiting for us over there
Can we make this count?

I see a beautiful horizon
Is it out of reach for us?

Don't get found out now (don't get found out now)
Fight the doubt now (fight the doubt now)
You fear the things you do not know

The crucible defines us
Taking over all we know

Don't believe it (don't believe it)
Don't believe it (don't believe it)
Don't believe it (don't believe it)
Don't believe it, no

I see a beautiful horizon
Waiting for me, waiting for me, waiting for me, waiting for

Time to cast it out

I cast it out
I cast it out
I cast it out
I cast it out
All those festering fears. Flimsy assumptions
Confidence drowned by floods of bad choices
Imposter syndrome. Chronic dysfunction. Impossible standards
Flawed inner voices
I cast it out (I cast it out)
I cast it out (I cast it out)
I cast it out (I cast it out)
I cast it out (I cast it out)
The crippling sadness and dark hidden passions
My absence of faith
The doubting. The blame. The anger. The sorrow. The lack of compassion
Ignorance, impotence, misplaced shame
I cast it out
I cast it out
I cast it out
I cast it out
I cast it out
I cast it out
I cast it out
I cast it out