A melody and steady beat
Silver ice and burning heat
Amber glow and blinding light
Bright as day and dark as night
A heart as open as the sky
I'll catch each single tear you cry
And turn them into shining glass
That shatter when the tears have passed
I capture every laughing grin
And keep them in a crystal tin
And someday, when you need to see
I'll let all of our laughter free
Your every wish upon a star
I keep inside a golden jar
And when your wishes have come true
I'll give the old ones back to you.
Each love that you send away
I'll write their name in muddy clay
And when you want to take a look
I'll give you back the earthen book.
Every time you say my name
My heart keeps it to contain
Until your voice I ache to hear
And my heart plays it to my ear.
When I see you walk away
Listen, and you'll here me say
"Because of you, I still feel free,
Because you're you, I can be me."