A Could this be the day I have waited for D When all my hard work doesn't go ignored? Maybe she was right, they will realize A I can change the world, open up their eyes They know I am more than some eager blood D Not some average bones, I believe in love I just want to prove I deserve this gift A I will change this world, baby this is it A [Verse 2] A I can see it now, all the colors smear D Up and down the page, but the shapes are there I will build the lamps in this reverie A Then they'll understand this was meant for me This is my fate I can almost hear them say [Chorus] D G A Let the lamps shine Let them burn so bright Bm G A Open all our eyes, shower us in light D G A Let the lamps shine Let them burn so bright Bm Set the sky ablaze G Fill the night with paint A Smother all the shade Flood it through my blood Breathe it through my lungs Give us all your love A D G [Verse 3] A They know I am more than some eager blood D Not some average bones, I believe in love A I just want to prove I deserve this gift Bm A I will change this world, baby this is it [Verse 4] A I can see it now floating like a dream Right above my head D Perfect symmetry Lines in harmony A I can see his face When he sees the lamps I can hear him say [Chorus] D G A Let the lamps shine Let them burn so bright Bm G A Open all our eyes, shower us in light D G A Let the lamps shine Let them burn so bright Bm Set the sky ablaze G Fill the night with paint A Smother all the shade Flood it through my blood Breathe it through my lungs Give us all your love D G Em [Bridge] D A Dream with your eyes closed Em D Try and pluck the pearls from your bones Bm A# All the plans pirouette right through my mind become set Em D F# The lines become definite, glowing hues fill this vignette Bm A# Tall and proud, the lamps will stand built from these two very hands D Em D No one will be able to deny my skill, nor love for you G A Dream with your eyes closed Bm G A Try and pluck the pearls from your bones [Chorus] G D A Let the lamps shine Bm G A D Open all our eyes, shower us in light G D A Let the lamps shine Let them burn so bright Bm Set the sky ablaze G Fill the night with paint A Smother all the shade Flood it through my blood Breathe it through my lungs Give us all your love A [Coda] C G F Dm C G F Dm You can't change me C G F You can't have me C F The vision of the world had been realized Dm But the sculpture of the Earth was looked upon by jealous eyes C G Em Ahrima refused to relent, he demanded to be heard G Dm "Let my unique deft hands be known!" he asserted C G But even this brash avowal was met in return by no mouthful Em O simply just smiled G F Dm So, defeated and galled, Ahrima headed for the darkness C G No one seemed to understand. Only the shadows would hearken F G He sat in peace, but on his shoulder, at rest Bm Perched a dinky, brownish spider, named Barayas