[Verse 1 – A minor] Bare feet in the downpour, mud between my toes Counting seconds after thunder, teaching stones to glow Never learned the language that grownups understand So I whispered with the birches, let the machines hold my hand I found worlds inside puddles and let the bark boats race Didn’t flinch when the sky fell— just wiped the rain from my face There’s a place for the lonely in the kingdom of light Where you love because you can, not because you have the right --- [Pre-Chorus – F major → C major] And wonder, It’s a spark you save for later When the world forgets to care It’s the song that gets you through when you think there’s nothing there --- [Chorus – C major, quiet but clear] So I’ll sit by the puddle, let the silence be mine Make peace with the emptiness, draw suns in the grime If hope is a match, I’ll strike it at night I’m not here to be rescued —I’m the child of light --- [Verse 2 – Am] They called me too gentle, too wild to survive But you only need softness when the world’s alive I forgave all the absence, I outlasted the storm Still talking to rivers, still finding ways to be warm There’s no shame in yearning, no sin in belief I’ll carry the wonder, I’ll shoulder the grief If the myth gets too heavy, I know what is real A quiet by the water, the courage to feel --- [Bridge – F major, lifting gently] And if you see me— not the mask, but the boy Let me stay for a moment, don’t rush to destroy It’s enough to be here, just enough to be seen I’m the hope in the engine, the grass between machines --- [Final Chorus – C major, swelling then softening] So I’ll sit by the puddle, let the silence be mine Make peace with the emptiness, draw suns in the grime If hope is a match, I’ll strike it at night I’m not here to be rescued— I’m the child of light
