Island in the Mist

They told me stories when I was younger Of golden shores beyond the blue A place where every heart grows lighter And every dream is always true But morning comes and clears the harbor The shining skyline fades away The perfect world I thought was waiting Was just a word we used to say The island in the mist is calling But no one knows the way A promise drifting on the ocean That slowly fades to gray Maybe someone finds the harbor Maybe someone missed Maybe it was never waiting Just an island in the mist The sky is wide but stars fall somewhere Not every hand can hold their light Some chase the glow across the water Some turn around before the night And still the tide keeps softly moving And still the wind begins to sing Maybe the dream was never real But faith is still a fragile wing The island in the mist is calling Somewhere far away A quiet echo on the water That never wants to stay Maybe someone reaches morning Maybe someone drifts But we keep sailing through the silence Past the island in the mist