###NDC_BINGO### Tile: D3 Instrument: Bagpipes Theme: Lighthouse ############### [Intro] Yeah... Same storm, different trench... “Still out here…” [Verse 1] Mud up to my knees, breath caught in my teeth Steel sings above like a vulture’s screech I count the minutes by the mortar’s cough Same grey sky, never falls off In my skull — still I see the flame The light that waits, the one with my name [Chorus] Oh— The light that waits beyond the waves Where war don’t go and the sea don’t cave A tower of calm in a world that shakes She stands for me when everything breaks And I swear, one day—I'll walk those stairs... [Verse 2] Ash to my left, gone before the blink Name never said, just red on the ink We drew straws, I drew the sun He got the dirt, and I... I held the gun Still through the smoke, still through the ache— I saw her light... steady... never fake [Chorus] The light that waits beyond the waves Where war don’t go and the sea don’t cave A tower of calm in a world that shakes She stands for me when everything breaks And I swear, one day—I'll walk those stairs... [Bagpipe Solo] [Verse 3] (She’s close now...) My blood sings salt— Feels like sea air in my lungs If I close my eyes just right... I see her shining from the shore ...I made it home. [Final Chorus] The light that waits beyond the waves Where war don’t go and the sea don’t cave A tower of calm in a world that shakes She stands for me when everything breaks And I swear, one day—I'll walk those stairs... The light that waits beyond the waves I feel her pull — no more graves The fog breaks, I hear her sing A thousand bells in everything And I swear, I’ve made it — let the silence ring... [Instrumental Outro]
