Mirage nectar

(Verse 1)
I see the colors arched across the sky
A promise painted, beautiful and high
So I keep running, reaching for the gleam
Lost in the footprints of a foolish dream
They tell me I’m just chasing empty air
Following a light that isn’t really there
​(Chorus)
Maybe I’m chasing rainbows in the dark
Trying to catch a fleeting, fading spark
But he is mirage nectar to the soul
A sweet illusion making you feel whole
One sip of him and all the senses blur
The prettiest lie that ever did occur
I know it’s water that I’ll never touch
But oh, I crave the phantom taste so much
​(Verse 2)
He shines like an oasis in the sand
A golden palace in a barren land
I stumble closer, breathless from the heat
The closer I get, the more the visions cheat
He’s a cool river flowing in my mind
But when you reach out, there is nought to find
​(Chorus)
Maybe I’m chasing rainbows in the dark
Trying to catch a fleeting, fading spark
But he is mirage nectar to the soul
A sweet illusion making you feel whole
One sip of him and all the senses blur
The prettiest lie that ever did occur
I know it’s water that I’ll never touch
But oh, I crave the phantom taste so much
​(Bridge)
It’s a beautiful poison, a trick of the light
Keeping me walking all through the night
I’d rather starve on the hope of his ghost
Than face the cold truth of what hurts the most
So let the storm rage, let the desert expand
I’m building my world on shifting sand
​(Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break)
​(Chorus)
Maybe I’m chasing rainbows in the dark
Trying to catch a fleeting, fading spark
But he is mirage nectar to the soul
A sweet illusion making you feel whole
One sip of him and all the senses blur
The prettiest lie that ever did occur
I know it’s water that I’ll never touch
But oh, I crave the phantom taste so much
(Verse 3)
The temperature rises, the horizon bleeds
I’m sewing my heart into desperate seeds
Everyone warns me it’s a mental game
A fever dream wrapped in a beautiful name
They say I’m a captive to a cruel design
But no real wine ever tasted this divine
​(Verse 4)
I watch him dissolve when the evening falls
Left with the echo of his silent calls
But the morning returns with that same golden glow
And back to the desert of my own accord I go
A willing prisoner to a perfect view
I’d rather be blinded that seeing him playing you
​(Chorus)
Maybe I’m chasing rainbows in the dark
Trying to catch a fleeting, fading spark
But he is mirage nectar to the soul
A sweet illusion making you feel whole
One sip of him and all the senses blur
The prettiest lie that ever did occur
I know it’s water that I’ll never touch
But oh, I crave the phantom taste so much
Outro
Mirage nectar...
Just a trick of the sun.
Chasing rainbows...
Until the day is done.
Sweet, sweet poison.
And I’m still drinking it down.
Just a drop on my tongue...
And the desert is gone.
Just a trick of the light...
But it carries me on.

Male Vocals acoustic-driven folk-pop and rock