Beneath The Ice

Lyrics

[Intro — Eri, softly] You speak a name inside your sleep, Then wake before I hear. I reach for you across the sheets— Your hands are cold with fear. [Verse 1 — Cecilia] There’s a doorway buried in my dreams, A hand I almost recognize. Someone stood and watched me freeze; I need to look into their eyes. I split the dark with crescent light, Make silver shields from empty air. But all this power cannot show Whose voice persuaded me to stay there. [Pre-Chorus — Eri] Every fragment draws you farther, Every answer leaves you pale. I can stand against an army— How do I fight a voice behind a veil? [Chorus — Both] [Cecilia] Let the moon come down like thunder, Let it break the mountain wide. I will find the hand that left me Still breathing underneath the ice. [Eri] Let me stand here in the wreckage, Let me reach you through the white. You can tear the past wide open— Please come back to me tonight. [Verse 2 — Eri] I count the wounds beneath your sleeves, The meals untouched beside the door. You say you’re close, you say you’re certain; I’ve heard you say those words before. I fear the moment you remember, And the face belongs to someone dear. Will you see the blade they’re holding, Or only who you hoped was there? [Verse 3 — Cecilia] Do you think I haven’t wondered If I begged them not to go? If the last thing that I offered Was the trust that sealed the snow? You deserve a peaceful morning. I can’t promise you one yet. There’s a life beyond that doorway— I refuse to just forget. [Bridge — Call and response] [Eri] Then take my hand before you enter. [Cecilia] What if rage is all you find? [Eri] I have seen you lower your weapons. [Cecilia] What if I can’t, this time? [Eri] I will call you by your name. [Cecilia] Even if I turn away? [Eri] Till you hear me through the breaking. [Cecilia, softly] Then stay. [Final Chorus — Both] [Cecilia] Let the moon come down like thunder, Let it break the mountain wide. I will face the hand that left me Still breathing underneath the ice. [Eri] I will stand here in the wreckage, Keep a light against the white. [Cecilia] When the past lies open, Eri— [Both] We decide what comes to life. [Outro — quiet] [Cecilia] When I know who stood behind me… [Eri] You’ll know who’s standing here. [Cecilia] Keep calling through the silence. [Eri] I’m here.