Halfway To The Sun

I was wandering through the valley for so long

Til I found a mountain worth the climb

Built my ladder out of whispers and belief

Someone at the summit held the light

And they reached down through the clouds

Through the clouds

Said my name like it was sacred

Sacred sound

I got halfway to the sun

Felt the burn, felt the gold upon my skin

I got halfway to the sun

Then I carved my truth in stone before I thought it through

Now I'm falling, falling, falling back to earth again

I got halfway to the sun

There was a moment when the crowd knew my name

A spotlight brief as morning frost

But I carved my confession in permanent ink

And the keeper of the gate read what it cost

And they turned back toward the summit

Toward the summit

Left me standing in the shadow

Of what I wanted

I got halfway to the sun

Felt the burn, felt the gold upon my skin

I got halfway to the sun

Then I carved my truth in stone before I thought it through

The hand that reached for me just let the distance grow

I got halfway to the sun

Sitting in the wreckage of my own design

Mirror shows the architect of this decline

But somewhere in the ashes, embers still remain

I'll build another ladder, I'll learn to climb again

I got halfway to the sun

And the burn taught me something I needed to know

I got halfway to the sun

It's not the falling that breaks you, it's refusing to grow

So I'm rising, rising, rising from the earth again

I got halfway to the sun

And I'll get there

Halfway to the sun

I'll get there

Halfway to the sun

Halfway to the sun

I'll get there

Halfway to the sun

And I'll get there