INTRO (spoken / soft guitar) I found her in the ashes, ten years old, broken and bleeding… and I swore I’d give her more than survival. VERSE 1 A shadow crawling through the fire, Eyes like serpents, heart on wire. Orochimaru’s child, cursed and small, Yet I saw a spark beyond it all. The world had taken, burned, and scarred, But something whispered she could be more than hard. VERSE 2 I carried her from the ruined halls, Through smoke, through whispers, ghosted walls. Could’ve ended the darkness she’d been taught, But mercy, for once, is the lesson I brought. I saw a storm, a fragile light, And I knew I could teach her wrong from right. CHORUS 🎵 Half a serpent, half a spark, Lost in darkness, I lit the dark, Child of fire, child of pain, I’ll teach her love, not hate’s reign, Snake in her veins, heart to hold, I’ll be the father her soul needs to know. 🎵 VERSE 3 Ten years we trained, side by side, Through laughter, tears, and the shifting tide. Through sage arts and lessons in life, I taught her how to master her strife. Beneath the playful grin I gave, Lay the memory of the fire she braved. VERSE 4 But time is cruel, and fate is sharp, The world moves forward, leaving marks. When the news came, I felt my chest break, Pain had struck, my heart at stake. The child I raised, my only kin, Would face the storm I feared within. BRIDGE (soft, emotional) I swore to save her, and I still do, But the world will teach her pain anew. And yet I hope, as fathers must, That she will rise, in love and trust. VERSE 5 She carries my teachings in her stride, The sage within, the snake beside. She’ll walk her path, wild and free, Half of darkness, half of me. And though I may never hold her hand, I see her now, and I understand. CHORUS (outro / reflective) 🎵 Half a serpent, half a spark, Lost in darkness, I lit the dark, Child of fire, child of pain, I gave her love to break the chain, Snake in her veins, heart to hold, I am the father her soul will know. 🎵