Anchored by Starlight

Anchored by Starlight

When silence blooms beneath the midnight tide,
And weary souls dissolve in shades of grey,
A distant constellation turns the sky
Into a map that guides the lost away.

I walk through storms that swallow every sound,
Where heavy clouds imprison fleeting light;
Yet somewhere past the ruins, I have found
A fragile hope still breathing through the night.

O starlight, gentle architect of dawn,
You hold the trembling oceans in my chest;
When all the borrowed strength I wear is gone,
Your quiet glow persuades my heart to rest.

There are evenings when despair becomes the sea,
Its waves collapsing sharply at my feet;
And though the world appears too vast for me,
Your silver pulse reminds me not to sink beneath.

You are the lantern swaying from afar,
The sacred hush that softens every fear,
A hymn composed by heaven’s patient stars
To tell abandoned spirits, “I am here.”

If someday I should drift beyond the shore,
Untethered by the currents of my mind,
Reach through the dark as you have done before
And leave your constellation there to find.

For even broken satellites still shine,
And fractured hearts still learn the art of grace;
The universe, though endlessly divine,
Feels smaller when your light surrounds the space.

So lead me down this ever-changing river,
Past all the ghosts I never could outrun;
Keep me afloat through every cold December
Until my scattered soul and dawn are one.

And when eternity unfolds above,
Like galaxies unspoken, vast, and deep,
May I remain suspended in your love—
A drifting star the night refused to keep.

Garrix, M., DubVision, & Farrugia, S. (2022). Starlight (Keep me afloat) [Song]. On Sentio. STMPD RCRDS. https://genius.com/Martin-garrix-and-dubvision-starlight-keep-me-afloat-lyrics