Beam of Light

Okay, here we go, here we go As I turned to leave, you looked me right in the eye And said, "Hey, let's keep talking about art and life" We walked to the train, I took your hand and I said "Let's listen to the sounds of the city again" And I don't understand the pain of being awake, awake, awake But I know that somehow we will all be together As a beam of light one day You broke three strings, you were hard on yourself But it really didn't matter to anyone else You shared truth, love and hurt, you shared weird blood and dirt And it all made the pattern of my favorite quilt And I don't understand the joy of being awake, awake, awake But I know that somehow we will all be together As a beam of light one day Whoa-oh-oh, my hands are shaking But my belly is full And there's nowhere else I'd rather be Than making memories with you You're the king of the misfits and the heartsick vagabonds And the latter-day scholars who all get along Of course, we'll remember, and of course, it will fade A story as sacred as it is profane As we all bear our chests to the thick orange sky We will never be the same Just for a moment, we all shared a body As a beam of light that day It is pain, it is joy, it is you that keeps me awake, awake, awake You are the love that will hold us together As a beam of light one day Oh, I know that somehow we will all be together As a beam of light one day