A Future Worth Saving

We were ready to die for tomorrow. Now we get to see it. We'll teach the lost to trust their spark; Then kiss when all the halls go dark. No ancient voice inside my head - Just you, still stealing half the bed. We'll treat the ones who cannot pay; You'll roll your eyes at what I say. No statue? Fine. I'll settle for Your kiss before we lock the door. The rain has weight; the wine has taste. No more tomorrows left to waste. When dawn falls warm across your skin, I'll feel the world, and let you in. I'll keep the village lanterns bright; You'll come home down the path at night. No borrowed hour, no last goodbye - Our children counting stars nearby. Not in your shadow, at your side, We'll teach the frightened not to hide. Then cross the woods where I once ran - I'll show you where my world began. Let the morning in! Throw the gates open wide! Hear the streets ring out with laughter Where we used to run and hide! Brick by brick, we start again - Let the morning in! Some nights the old cell finds me here; You leave a light, you draw me near. We'll build a porch and watch it rain - One quiet day, then one again. I'll make the galaxy less grim; You keep my ego neatly trimmed. Our lab upstairs, our life below - A few things even I don't know. We'll mend the streets I used to stalk, And take the long way home to talk. I'll learn to sleep with shutters wide - My rifle down, you at my side. I'll file our leave, you'll pack for two; There's more than duty left to do. You'll turn the ring upon my hand - One vow no orders could command. We'll give the war's lost kids our name; I'll teach them more than how to aim. You'll catch the grin I try to hide - Still your old soldier, at your side. Let the morning in! Throw the gates open wide! Hear the streets ring out with laughter Where we used to run and hide! Brick by brick, we start again - Let the morning in! I'll wear the crown, you'll steal the wine; We'll run a kingdom, yours and mine. And when the court has had its say, We'll take the ship and slip away. My clan won't end with those I mourn; We'll give the lost a hearth reborn. Beside our fire, you'll understand - I chose a home, not just a man. We'll buy some land, but keep the ship; I'll pack us lunch for every trip. You steer; I'll grumble, then I'll grin - Still falling for the mess we're in. No stolen cargo in our hold; We'll bring in grain, not guns or gold. The engines hum, the shift is through - A little cabin, room for two. I can't undo what rescue cost; No kiss can give back those we lost. I'll come back when I choose to try - To share a life, not say goodbye. Let the morning in! Throw the gates open wide! Hear the streets ring out with laughter Where we used to run and hide! Brick by brick, we start again - Let the morning in! We'll map new worlds, not watch them die; You'll hold the scanner. Yes, that high. We'll argue theories, still in bed - A thousand dawns of us ahead. These hands of steel will plant a tree; You'll rest beneath its shade with me. Not every scar must disappear For us to build a future here. I'll share the plan before we start; No clever lies that break your heart. Two mugs, my jacket on your chair - A life where I am really there. New engines, room for those cast out; We'll build the ship we talked about. Beneath the spires, I'll steal a kiss - I dreamed of peace. It looked like this. Let the morning in! Throw the gates open wide! Hear the streets ring out with laughter Where we used to run and hide! Brick by brick, we start again - Let the morning in! For the ones still coming home - Let the morning in! Not just a galaxy saved - A life we get to make.