The dark was my sanctuary A safe place to call my home But I didn't notice the absence And the fire went out in my bones But I kept a secret garden Buried inside my skin And the branches go out from the surface With bitter fruit that hangs under the end So I hid under the leaf And the shadows covered me And it was there I made my bed and fell asleep But when the hour was right I opened my eyes and I saw the light And like a thief in the night You woke me up and took me there Like a prodigal with a second chance Oh I reached out with my dirty hands And I went on to the promised land Everything here looked different The colors I've never seen But I saw the train leaving in the distance And I knew I would never forget it But when the hour was right I opened my eyes and I saw the light And like a thief in the night You woke me up and took me there Like a prodigal with a second chance Oh I reached out my dirty hands And we went on to the promised land I am light I am set free And I'm finally the man I was meant to be But when the hour was right I opened my eyes and I saw the light And like a thief in the night You woke me up and took me there Like a prodigal with a second chance Oh I reached out my dirty hands And we went on to the promised land