

(ahhhh) The towers stand where the old roads meet They hold the gates,
they name the price Each ship that comes must kneel and wait
And pay in gold to cross the night
So we built no road,
we built a voice One clear song that every port can hear
Let every harbour sing it home
With hands that know their own shore best
Carry
the light across the dark
One clear song for every shore
When the far lamp answers back
The flame is theirs to hold
Some roads are wide and paved in stone For kingdoms with a
hundred doors But a small green pilot takes the glass And flies
where the wide roads won't go
And if the night runs long and cold And the warning comes
too late to save We let it fall,
we let it fade A late alarm points the wrong way
Carry
the light across the dark
One clear song for
every shore
When the far lamp answers back
The
flame is theirs to hold
You don't have to carry every load to the far door.
Speak clearly,
and lean on the hands on the other shore.
Your promise
ends where their lamp is lit.
That isn't less care.
It's knowing where your care belongs.
Carry
the light across the dark
Red of the ember,
green of the leaf
One small ship between the towers Flying true and flying free
When the far lamp answers back The flame is theirs to
hold The flame
is theirs to
hold