From the recording The Phoenix Codex
It‘s not the peace, it‘s not the dream, but the darkness, where we glean…
Lyrics
I heard the whispers in the shadows,
The trembling sighs beneath the moon,
A voice that cuts through dream and sorrow,
It says the truth is coming soon.
Not the kind you’d read in holy pages,
Nor the sweetness poets crave,
But the wildness etched in ancient ages—
The living ground, the love you gave.
Love is the fire we burn within,
The holy ground, the sacred sin,
The wild descent, the willing fall,
Love is the only law, the only call.
It’s not the peace, it’s not the dream,
But the darkness where we gleam,
The risk, the rage, the joy to be—
Love is all, it’s all we see.
I walked the edge where danger blooms,
Where souls collide and break like waves,
No harmony, no quiet rooms,
Just the will to fight what life enslaves.
The storm is love, the trembling hand,
The kiss that makes the heavens weep,
The madness of this reckless land,
Where dying feels like learning deep.
Love is the fire we burn within,
The holy ground, the sacred sin,
The wild descent, the willing fall,
Love is the only law, the only call.
It’s not the peace, it’s not the dream,
But the darkness where we gleam,
The risk, the rage, the joy to be—
Love is all, it’s all we see.
I give my soul to what we are,
In chaos born, like burning stars,
I’ll die for love, for love’s demand,
The ground beneath is where we stand.
So strip it bare, the shining truth,
Love's not just beauty, not just youth,
It’s learning how to stand alone,
And then to die, to call it home.
Love is the fire we burn within,
The holy ground, the sacred sin,
The wild descent, the willing fall,
Love is the only law, the only call.
It’s not the peace, it’s not the dream,
But the darkness where we gleam,
The risk, the rage, the joy to be—
Love is all, it’s all we see.
In the wildness, we are found,
This is the only living ground.
