The Traveler

[verse 1] I rode the canyon winds alone, Dust burning in my teeth. They say I vanished in the storm, But I still hum beneath the heat. [verse 2] I worked the rails through winter nights, Hammer ringing like a vow. The steel remembers every ghost, And I'm still walking it somehow. [verse 3] I sank beneath a foreign sea, Salt carving through my skin. The deep keeps every soul it takes, But it spit me out again. [verse 4] I marched beneath a foreign flag, Smoke rising through the dawn. The earth shook under every step, But I kept moving on and on. [verse 5] I carved a life from mountain stone, Hands bleeding in the cold. The cliffs still whisper what I built, Long after I grew old. [verse 6] I drifted through a nameless town, A stranger passing by. They never knew the weight I carried, Or how many times I'd died. [verse 7] I lit a lantern on the shore, To guide the lost ones home. But every flame I ever raised Just showed how far I'd roamed. [chorus] And through each life, a trembling call Keeps pulling from the dark I've known. A low, unbroken, ancient tone Still humming where my heart has flown. ──────────────────────────────── © 2026 Govannon · Onath Lorn Audio Human-directed · AI-generated music Concept, lyric development, creative direction, editing, refinement, and final selection by Govannon Unauthorized copying, reproduction, re-uploading, redistribution, or commercial use is prohibited All rights reserved ────────────────────────────────