00:00Grief is perhaps the most democratic of human experiences.
00:04It asks for no credentials and respects no borders.
00:08It is the quiet, persistent underside of love.
00:12It simply demands a witness.
00:16In that way, to grieve is to participate in one of the few truly universal human traditions.
00:39Teak on cold on the windowsill, your book half open on my knee.
00:46I read your favorite line out loud, hear you answering in me.
00:53Dust in the air like little stars, dancing where your hand once stayed.
01:00I trace your name along the margin, every letter softly frayed.
01:09You are the light that stays, after the candle fades.
01:16Glowing the quiet way, breathing in the break of day.
01:24Love is the thread that won't let go, running through the egg I hold.
01:30You are the light that stays.
01:33You are the light that stays.
01:50Night leans in on the balcony, far towns flicker, come and go.
01:57I send a promise to the darkness That I will choose the gentle glow
02:04Every sorrow folds like paper Cradled in these open hands
02:11I give it to the still small silence Trust there's more than I can understand
02:20You are the light that stays After the candle fades Glow in the quiet gray
02:30Breathing in the break of day Love is the thread that won't let go
02:37Running through the ache I hold You are the light that stays
02:43You are the light that stays When the questions rush
02:52When my courage shakes I will close my eyes
02:59And lean where your warm remains Every broken piece turns to gentle flame
03:08I am not alone I speak your name
03:18You are the light that stays After the candle fades
03:25Glow in the quiet gray Breathing in the break of day
03:31Love is the thread that won't let go Running through the ache I hold
03:38You are the light that stays You are the light that stays
03:46You are the light that stays You are the light that stays
03:59Page turned down and the room grows still I whisper thanks into the air
04:06For every loss that led to love For every shadow You made rare
04:18The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart And saveth such as be of a contrite
04:25spirit
04:44Music plays
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