The first time the silence found me, The world faded into black. No pain, no fear, no lonely shadow, No road I needed to track. There were stars that danced in darkness, Sparks that moved with minds their own, And though I stood there by myself, I never felt alone. Seven figures crossed the distance, Neither man nor beast nor flame, And when they spoke there were no words, Yet somehow I knew their names. Three times the heart stopped beating, Three times I crossed the shore, Three times I stood in the endless night And came back wanting more. Not answers carved in stone, Not laws for all mankind, Just a message carried home: Love is stronger than the mind. They showed me wheels and kingdoms, Choirs beyond the sky, Lights that watched the turning worlds, And souls that never die. They spoke of things my reason Could measure, weigh, and see, To calm the restless skeptic That has always lived in me. But past the maps of heaven, Past every shining gate, They said the deeper lesson Was far more simple than fate. Three times the heart stopped beating, Three times I crossed the shore, Three times I stood in the endless night And came back wanting more. Not answers carved in stone, Not laws for all mankind, Just a message carried home: Love is stronger than the mind. They said: You are free. Not free to rule the world, Not free from pain or loss, But free to choose the soul you'll be No matter what the cost. When darkness breaks around you, When grief becomes your guide, You cannot choose the storm itself, But you can choose your side. They said that God is larger Than every name we've known, More like a boundless ocean Than a king upon a throne. And heaven isn't distant, And death is not the end, For every heart you've ever loved Still walks beside you, friend. The wounds we carry blind us, The fears we hold make chains, But every act of mercy Lets a little in again. Three times the heart stopped beating, Three times I crossed the shore, Three times I stood in the endless night And came back wanting more. Not answers carved in stone, Not laws for all mankind, Just a message carried home: Love is stronger than the mind. If hell exists, we build it. If grace exists, it's near. Both are born from what we choose To nurture year by year. The dead are not forgotten, The lost are not alone. The road is never taken from us, Only hidden by actions all our own. Three times the heart stopped beating, Three times I heard the call, And every time the message came It was the same through all: Choose love when you are wounded. Choose hope when you are blind. The secret of free will is this: You choose who you become, No matter what you find. And when the stars grow silent, And the final curtain falls, The love you've given to the world Will be the thing that calls. Three times the heart stopped beating... And love outlived them all.
