Reclaim the Light - Hollow Atlas - Rock/Alternative

Reclaim the Light by Hollow Atlas


[Verse 1]
I lit the candles like it was an occasion
Cooked the thing you always said you loved
You came in tired, stopped inside the doorway
Said what's all this and almost smiled enough
I said just us and pulled you to the table
You set your phone down — that felt like a gift
We talked about the small things and the old things
And somewhere in the middle something lifted
[Pre-Chorus]
I know what I know
I saw what I saw
But tonight I'm choosing
Something before the fall
One more hour of ordinary
One more reach across the dark
Tonight I'm choosing you
Before we fall apart
[Chorus]
Reclaim the light
Just for one more evening
Reclaim the light
Even knowing what I'm knowing
Your laugh across the table like it used to land
Your hand inside my hand inside my hand
Reclaim the light
I know it isn't permanent
But God it's good tonight
Reclaim the light
[Verse 2]
We watched something we'd been meaning to for months
You fell asleep before the second half
I sat there in the blue light not quite watching
Just memorising everything you had
The way you breathe, the way your eyelids settle
The way you always sleep toward the wall
I thought — I'm going to miss this so completely
I thought — I'm going to miss you most of all
[Pre-Chorus]
I know what I know
I saw what I saw
But tonight I'm choosing
Something before the fall
One more hour of ordinary
One more reach across the dark
Tonight I'm choosing you
Before we fall apart
[Chorus]
Reclaim the light
Just for one more evening
Reclaim the light
Even knowing what I'm knowing
Your laugh across the table like it used to land
Your hand inside my hand inside my hand
Reclaim the light
I know it isn't permanent
But God it's good tonight
Reclaim the light
[Bridge]
I could wake you
Tell you everything I've seen
Tell you I've been standing
At the ghost meridian
I could wake you
Ask you where you went
Ask you if there's anything
Still worth the attempt
But you look so peaceful
And the night is almost gone
And some truths can wait
Until the morning comes along
So I pull the blanket
And I turn the last light out
And I hold you like I'm holding
Everything I'm losing now
[Final Chorus]
Reclaim the light
Just for one more evening
Reclaim the light
Even knowing what I'm knowing
Your laugh across the table like it used to land
Your hand inside my hand inside my hand
Reclaim the light
I know it isn't permanent
But God it's good tonight
Reclaim the light
[Outro]