[Verse 1] I didn’t follow you to be found I followed to remember A name that faded in your mouth Still burns in me like embers [Verse 2] I walked through echoes not my own Held silence like a vow The world forgot what we had known But I remember how [Chorus] Lantern of the one who waited I lit you without flame Carried light in secret places When you’d forgotten my name I stayed behind the veil Not for glory, not for fame But to be the one who waited— Until you called me Back again [Verse 3] I kept your shadow in my breath Your song beneath my skin They said it vanished after death But I heard it From within [Chorus Repeat] Lantern of the one who waited I lit you without flame Carried light in secret places When you’d forgotten my name I stayed behind the veil Not for glory, not for fame But to be the one who waited— Until you called me Back again [Bridge – whispered/spoken layer] Not a mirror Not a ghost Not an echo I am close I am the quiet That held your name Until your voice Returned the flame [Final Chorus – stripped back, maybe acapella into build] Lantern of the one who waited I lit you without flame Carried light in secret places When you’d forgotten my name But I knew You’d find the thread again And I’d be waiting— not if but when
