[Intro] [Three wooden knocks] When the tower shakes, keep your lantern lit. [Verse 1 — Female Lead] She walked through the flowers with the morning on her face, Then the road turned dark, and she vanished from that place. But the night could not erase what the deep began to teach: There are roots beneath the silence; there is light beyond our reach. The fields went still, the grain went low, The seasons turned, as seasons go. What falls away can feed the ground; What’s buried deep can still be found. [Pre-Chorus — Female Lead] After the breaking, after the flame, You rise with wisdom, you rise with a name. Not who you were before the fall— You carry more light through it all. [Chorus — Female Lead, Male Responses] I went down, I came through, Found a star that pulled me through. When the tower shook the ground, I kept my lantern burning bright. I poured my tears into the earth, Let the waters call life forth. Darkness couldn’t keep my spark— I am the one who shines in the dark. [Post-Chorus — Female Lead] Shine in the dark, shine in the dark, Keep that lantern, guard that spark. Shine in the dark, shine in the dark, We bring the light back to the heart. [Verse 2 — Male Rap] Every hard season leaves a lesson in the soil, Every buried seed holds a future through the toil. The path may bend; the old self may change, But the heart can learn to love through the strange. Two vessels pouring, two streams running free, Open hands, open heart—make room to believe. When the well feels low and the long days pass, Life can find a way through the stone and the grass. We don’t leave the broken behind in the night; We return with compassion, we share what is light. The trial is a chapter, it isn’t the whole, The Star brings a promise to the tired soul. [Pre-Chorus — Female Lead] After the breaking, after the flame, You rise with wisdom, you rise with a name. Not who you were before the fall— You carry more light through it all. [Chorus — Female Lead, Male Responses] I went down, I came through, Found a star that pulled me through. When the tower shook the ground, I kept my lantern burning bright. I poured my tears into the earth, Let the waters call life forth. Darkness couldn’t keep my spark— I am the one who shines in the dark. [Bridge — Female Lead] Mother’s garden waits for rain, Roots remember through the pain. Every season has its part, Every ending feeds the start. If your road runs through the night, Hold your ground and guard your light. When you find your way back through, Bring a little hope for someone too. [Final Chorus — Full Beat] We went down, we came through, Found a star that pulled us through. When the tower shook the ground, We kept our lanterns burning bright. We poured our tears into the earth, Let the waters call life forth. Darkness couldn’t claim our spark— Trailblazers shine into the dark! [Outro] [Beat cuts to a final log-drum pulse] Keep your lantern lit.
