Clever Transient - The Bright Shack lyrics

There was a bright room and all around was darkness Moments of shadow creeped across the floor But around him was all aglow with beauty It's not truly inspirational if you can't find the meaning But when darkness arrived in the form of the man, it was gone completely I once was told a story about a young girl who left her home She wandered by the train tracks and couldn't find her way And she came across the lonely shack In that shack was the man The man said she could have anything she wanted If only she'd give up the one thing most precious to her She looked through her belongs but couldn't find anything of value "I'm sorry," she said, "I have nothing to give." "Oh but you do," said the man, "you have your soul." "My soul," she asked? "If you give me your soul, you can have everything in return But you have to stay here forever." The girl agreed And the bright shack still stands