[Verse 1] Summer rain against the window, Cold as coins upon the glass, In the basement of the station, I heard tomorrow speaking past. On a reel without a number, In a voice that sounded mine, Someone named the drowned-out avenues And marked the final time. [Pre-Chorus] Every drop became a doorway, Every shadow learned my name, Something underneath the city Was remembering the rain. [Chorus] Before the first bell, Before the water rose, I heard a thousand sleeping hearts Beneath the streets below. Before the first bell, The whole night held its breath, Was the flood coming to end us, Or return what we had left? [Verse 2] Down the stairs behind the platform, Past the rusted signal light, I followed voices through the tunnels Where the walls remembered night. There were glass bells in the darkness, There were names inside the stone, Every memory we abandoned Had been learning how to glow. [Bridge] I placed my hand above the silence, And the silence opened wide, I saw every face forgotten Waiting on the other side. Not the dead and not the living, Not the future or the past, Only everything we buried Asking to be heard at last. [Final Chorus] Before the first bell, Before the morning came, The clouds withdrew their silver hands, The river lost its name. Before the first bell, I chose what none could know— To leave the sleeping hearts beneath, Or let their memories flow. [Outro] The rain stopped. The bells remained. Tomorrow called And spoke my name.
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