out of the whirlwind

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I lit a candle for no reason
Watched it burn out in the dark
Every prayer that I'd been keeping
Feels like ash against my heart
I know the story, know the ending
Doesn't help me through tonight
On my knees among the ashes
Reaching for a little light

[Pre-Chorus]
They tell me it's a lesson
They tell me it's a test
They say I'll be the stronger for it
They say it's for the best
But not one of them is standing
Here on this ground with me

[Chorus]
So why, why, why
Is the only word I've got
Why, why, why
Falls on ground that answers not
I keep asking, keep on asking
Like a child who won't let go
Why, why, why
Is the one thing I don't know

[Verse 2]
I've watched the good man carry burdens
Watched the wicked walk in gold
I've turned the pages looking for a reason
Found a story I wasn't told
Somebody's child, somebody's brother
Gone before their story's told
The ones who did the breaking
Sleep just fine, or so I'm told

[Pre-Chorus]
They tell me it's a lesson
They tell me it's a test
They say I'll be the stronger for it
They say it's for the best
But not one of them is standing
Here on this ground with me

[Chorus]
So why, why, why
Is the only word I've got
Why, why, why
Falls on ground that answers not
I keep asking, keep on asking
Like a child who won't let go
Why, why, why
Is the one thing I don't know

[Bridge - Deep Vocal, Mood: Vast]
Where were you when I hung the morning
On the edge of empty space
Who taught the raven where to find her supper
Who gave the storm its place
I have seen what you have not seen
I have carried what you'll never hold
Can you bind the chains of winter
Can you tell the sea, be still, be still

[Final Chorus]
So why, why, why
Was the only word I had
Why, why, why
Still aches, still feels bad
But I'm not asking to be answered
I'm asking just to be known
Why, why, why
And I'm not asking it alone

[Outro - slower, quieter]
Not alone
Not alone

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