I Surrender

[Verse 1] I opened up the pathway of the heart The flowers died embittered from the start That night I crossed the bridge of sighs and I surrendered [Verse 2] I looked back and glimpsed the outline of a boy His life of sorrows now collapsing into joy And tonight the stars are all aligned and I surrender [Chorus] My mother cries beneath a southern sky and I surrender [Verse 3] Recording angels and the poets of the night Bring back the trophies of the battles that we fight Searchlights fill the open skies and I surrender [Verse 4] Outrageous cries of love have called you back Derailed the trains of thought, demolished wayward tracks You tell me I've no need to wonder why, I just surrender [Verse 5] I stand too close to see the sleight of hand How she found this child inside the frightened man Tonight I'm learning how to fly and I surrender [Verse 6] I've travelled all this way for your embrace Enraptured by the recognition on your face Hold me now while my old life dies tonight and I surrender [Chorus] My mother cries beneath the open skies and I surrender [Verse 7] An ancient evening just before the fall The light in your eyes, the meaning of it all Birds fly and fill the summer skies and I surrender [Verse 8] She throws the burning books into the sea "Come find the meaning of the word inside of me" It's alright the stars are all aligned and I surrender [Chorus] My mother cries beneath the moonlit skies and I surrender [Verse 9] My body turns to ashes in her hands The disappearing world of footprints in the sand Tell me now that this love will never die and I'll surrender [Chorus] My mother cries beneath the open skies and I surrender