reaching

Lyrics

Woke up in this valley, didn’t mean to stay so long,
Thoughts turnin’ on me, singin’ the same ol’ wrong song.
What was supposed to lift me up just drags me through the dirt,
I’m watchin’ from inside myself, feelin’ every hurt.
Old choices echo louder than the wind through these redwoods tall,
Carryin’ weight I never asked for, Lord, I feel it all.
(Chorus)
But I’m still reachin’… yeah, reachin’ in the dark,
Ain’t got much left, but I got this spark.
Freedom turned to iron chains wrapped tight around my soul,
Took a wrong turn long ago, now I’m payin’ the toll.
Still reachin’… through the dust and through the rain,
Even when the night is deepest, I feel that pull again.
(Verse 2)
At first it felt like breakin’ free, like openin’ up my chest,
Now it’s a heavy load I’m haulin’, can’t hardly catch my breath.
I see the cost of every step on this lonesome road I chose,
The light inside is flickerin’, but it ain’t gone, Lord knows.
Tangled in the consequences, weary to the bone,
But somethin’ in me’s still alive – it just won’t leave me alone.
(Chorus)
Yeah, I’m still reachin’… reachin’ in the dark,
Ain’t strong, ain’t certain, but I’m holdin’ on to that spark.
What tried to bury me ain’t won, not yet, not today,
I’m tired, I’m broken, but I’m still here anyway.
Still reachin’… through the confusion and the cost,
Even in this deepest night, I ain’t completely lost.
(Bridge)
Brooktrails wind blowin’ cold through the pines tonight…
I walked too far down this trail, made mistakes I can’t make right.
But as long as I can see the darkness closin’ in,
Means there’s still a place for morning light to come again.
(Guitar solo)
(Final Chorus)
So I’m still reachin’… one more time, one more try,
Through the dust of all my fallin’, I’m lookin’ toward the sky.
I may be weary, may be tangled in what I can’t undo,
But I’m still breathin’, still aware… still comin’ back to you.
Even in the deepest night, when the shadows feel like home,
The fact that I can see ‘em, Lord… means I ain’t alone.
I’m still reachin’…
Yeah, I’m still reachin’…
(Outro)
Still reachin’… in this blue, blue night…
Still here… still fightin’… still reachin’ for the light.