[Verse 1] You leave the gate before the dawn A wool coat buttoned, lantern drawn The road forgets the names you wore Each quiet mile asks something more [Pre-Chorus] No signpost says what you should find Just patient footsteps, unhurried mind [Chorus] Hold up the lantern, let the dark be wide The answer isn’t waiting on the other side You find your own true measure when you walk alone Then bring that steady light back home [Verse 2] A little flame against the cold A silver staff, a story old You turn from every borrowed view And hear the thought that sounds like you [Pre-Chorus] No crowd can choose the path you take Some truths arrive when noise can break [Chorus] Hold up the lantern, let the dark be wide The answer isn’t waiting on the other side You find your own true measure when you walk alone Then bring that steady light back home [Instrumental: embellished blues guitar and organ solos over a loping reggae hip-hop groove] [Bridge] Solitude is not a locked door It’s room to hear what matters more When morning gathers on the hill You’ll know what to carry, what to leave still [Final Chorus] Hold up the lantern, let the dark be wide The answer isn’t waiting on the other side You find your own true measure when you walk alone Then bring that steady light back home [Outro] Walk on softly, lantern held A quieter heart, a clearer self
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