Hook 1 My father, you were my northern light Shining soft in the darkest night When I was small and the world was wide You held my fear, you held my pride Oh father… you were my guide Strophe 1 I remember your hands, they were rough but kind Carrying dreams I could not yet find You spoke so little, but I understood Love doesn’t shout — it quietly stood In every silence between your words I heard a thousand unspoken worlds Hook 2 My father, you were my northern light Shining soft in the darkest night Through every fall and every fight You whispered, “Son, you’ll be alright” Oh father… you were my guide Strophe 2 Sunday mornings and coffee steam You’d talk about hope like it was a dream That anyone brave enough to try Could touch the clouds, could learn to fly And even when your voice would break You taught me how a man should ache Hook 3 (etwas gesteigert) My father, you were my northern light Burning warm, steady and bright Even now when I close my eyes I see your truth behind my skies Oh father… still my guide Strophe 3 Time has taken your hair to grey And carried our yesterdays away But in my heart you’re standing tall The strongest man I ever saw And every road I walk alone Feels like a path your hands have shown Hook 4 (emotionaler Höhepunkt) My father, you were my northern light Through every wrong, you showed me right If I could turn these years around I’d thank you more for what I’ve found Oh father… my heart’s true guide Strophe 4 If someday I’m half the man You always believed I am Then all the storms I wander through Will feel less wild, because of you And when my own child calls my name I’ll pass along your gentle flame Hook 5 (leiser, fast geflüstert – Ohrwurm-Finale) My father, you’re still my northern light In every dark, you shine so bright Though time may pull us far apart You’re the compass of my heart Oh father… my guiding light
