[Verse 1] Flicker in the hallway Late call, they wheel Mom through Cold gown, plastic bracelets Chart full of “we don’t know” truth Gloves snap, needles waiting Every room a quiet storm Nurses move like shadows Eyes red, hearts worn [Chorus] But little Z in the rehab ward Kept a candle in her chest, burning sharp as a sword In the hum of the hurt, she laughed so free Brought her light for Mom, for every stranger she’d see Walked that floor with a calm, easy energy Yeah, she lit the dark for them Till the dark lit gently [Verse 2] IV trees like forests Bleach breath in the air Monitors confessing Every secret fear They poked, they prodded, they whispered “Hard case, we’ll see” Z held her mama’s fingers Said, “Lean it all on me” [Chorus] ‘Cause little Z in the rehab ward Kept a candle in her chest, burning sharp as a sword In the hum of the hurt, she laughed so free Brought her light for Mom, for every stranger she’d see Walked that floor with a calm, easy energy Yeah, she lit the dark for them Till the dark lit gently [Bridge] Long nights, hard-core scenes Crying in the vending machine glow But she straightened every blanket Named each nurse she got to know Tired souls, jaded eyes She met them with a soft smile wide “Take my seat, catch your breath I’ll keep watch by her side” (oh) [Chorus] Oh, little Z in the rehab ward Kept a candle in her chest, burning sharp as a sword In the hum of the hurt, she laughed so free Brought her light for Mom, for every stranger she’d see Walked that floor with a calm, easy energy Yeah, she carried love like a small, bright key Turned that lock, let the lost hearts see How a child in the dark Can set a whole ward free
