[Intro]
D*  Cadd9  D*  Cadd9
 
 
[Verse 1]
D*                Cadd9
Morning comes too early,
    D*                    Cadd9
And night time falls too late
    Am              G             C
And sometimes all I want to do is wait
    Am               G
The shadow I've been hiding in
    Bm7             Am7    Cmaj7
Has fled from me today
             D
I know it's easier
   Bm7                            Em
To walk away than look it in the eye.
    Am              G                 C
But I will raise a shelter to the sky
    Am                G                   C
And here beneath this star tonight I'll lie
Am               G
She will slowly yield the light
   C          D
As I awaken from the longest night
 
 
[Instrumental]
G    C    D    Cadd11
G    C    D    Cadd11
G    C    D    Cadd11
 
 
[Verse 2]
G                                       C
Dreams are shaking set sirens waking up tired eyes
         D                                 F
With the light the memories all rush into his head.
     G                             C
By a candle stands a mirror of his heart and soul she dances
         D                                  F
She was dancing through the night above his bed.
    C/G
And walking to the window
   D                                        G
He throws the shutters out against the wall
    C/G                           D
And from an ivory tower hears her call
              G            C      D      Cadd11
"Let light surround you"
 
 
[Verse 3]
G                                       C
It's been a long, long time, he's had a while to think it over
       D
In the end he only sees the change
         F
Light to dark, dark to light
 
Light to dark, dark to light
G
Heaven must be more than this
     C
When angels waken with a kiss
D
Sacred hearts won't take the pain
    F
But mine will never be the same
   C/G
He stands before the window
    D                             G
His shadow slowly fading from the wall
    C/G                              D
And from an ivory tower he hears her call
                  G
"Let the light surround you"
 
 
[Instrumental]
G    C    D    Cadd11
G    C    D    Cadd11
 
 
[Bridge]
Am                   D
Once I was but I was found.
       Em
When I heard the stained glass
G*           A         Am
Shatter all around me.
  C                G                 Am       G
I sent the spirits tumbling down the hill
           Em               G*     A
But I will hold this one on high above me still
    Am                Bm7
She whispers words to clear my mind.
  C                    D               G
I once could see but now at last, I'm blind.
 
 
[Outro]
             D
I know it's easier
   Bm7                            Em7
To walk away than look it in the eye.
    Am           G                C
But I have given all that I could take.
    Am            G              C
And now I've only habits left to break.
  Am                  G             C
Tonight I'll still be lying here surrounded
   D       G
In all the light.