A Heartbeat Away

the tide is slow
 he walks the shore
 dreams and is singing
 for the wicked a lullaby
 in every moment giving
 in every second living
 just a heartbeat away
 just a heartbeat away
 in every word he's spoken
 kept every vow unbroken
 just a heartbeat away
 just a heartbeat away
 for the sleepless a lullaby
 soothing voices
 calling, awaken
 teardrops, laughter
 I'm blessed, forsaken
 tie me, guide me
 free me, encage me
 sing me, softly,
 lead me,
 unfrighten
 what I can't see
 we follow the piper's dawning
 a star in a cloudless morning
 just a heartbeat away
 just a heartbeat away
 whenever we're prone to give in
 whenever we're far from living
 a heartbeat's step each day
 from the chosen path we stray
 for the restless a lullaby
 soothing voices
 calling, awaken
 teardrops, laughter
 I'm blessed, forsaken
 tie me, guide me
 free me, encage me
 sing me, softly,
 lead me,
 unfrighten
 what I can't see
 wastelands – we are scattered without a trace
 we are stranded (we are stranded)
 quicksand – slowly spiraling out of life
 we're falling deep (we're feeling deep)
 confined- we are wretched and all we seek
 understanding (understanding)
 we'll find – our heart is a promised land
 awaiting us, awaiting us
 soothing voices
 calling, awaken
 teardrops, laughter
 I'm blessed, forsaken
 tie me, guide me
 free me, encage me
 sing me, softly,
 lead me,
 unfrighten
 what I can't see