[Intro]
(Clean electric guitar picking with a melancholic piano melody. Slow, atmospheric start.) (Instrumental)

[Verse 1] (Vocals: Deep, conversational, storytelling style)
I used to try to run the miles to leave the ghost behind
Thinking time would be the surgeon that would heal the troubled mind
But the scar became the skin, and the wound became the bone
And I built a house of memories where I dwell here on my own.
It’s not a temporary guest, it’s the owner of the lease
A quiet, constant humming that disturbs the sudden peace.

[Pre-Chorus] (Music builds. Bass kicks in. Slight tempo increase.)
It festers in the silence, yeah, it throbs beneath the vest
It’s the anchor in the water, it’s the weight upon the chest.
And I have learned to love the dark, to shake hands with the rain
To recognize my silhouette is woven out of pain.

[Chorus] (Power Ballad style. Huge, soaring, anthemic vocals)
But for you, I light a candle, may the road rise to your feet
May you never taste the bitter, may you only taste the sweet.
Go take the health, go take the wealth, go conquer every height
I’ll keep the heavy shadow here, so you can walk the light.
Yeah, you can walk the light.

[Verse 2] (Piano and drums. Faster pace. More grit in the voice)
Don’t look back over your shoulder at the ruins in the dust
There is nothing here but iron that has surrendered to the rust.
This ache is integral to me, it’s the ink within the pen
It’s the reason I won’t ever be a normal man again.
It’s not going anywhere, it’s settled in to stay
But I swear I wouldn’t want it to cloud up your sunny day.

[Bridge] (Theatrical, Operatic. Intense build-up)
I bless the air you’re breathing!
I bless the ground you tread!
Let the crown of gold and glory rest upon your head!
Live the life of joy and thunder!
Leave the sorrow here with me!
I am chained to this existence… so that you can fly free!

[Guitar Solo] (Virtuoso style. Melodic, technical, soaring high notes, sustained bending) (Instrumental)

[Verse 3] (Music drops out to just Piano and Strings. Quiet, intimate)
So count your blessings one by one, and let the numbers grow
Achieve the things you strive for, let your vibrant spirit glow.
I’m the keeper of the wreckage, the sentry of the night
Watching you explode in color, burning beautiful and bright.

[Chorus] (Full Band. Maximum Energy. Arena Rock sound)
Oh, for you I light the fire, may the road rise to your feet
May you never taste the bitter, may you only taste the sweet!
Go take the health, go take the wealth, go conquer every height
I’ll keep the heavy shadow here, so you can walk the light!
Yeah, you be the light!

[Outro] (Clean guitar fading out. Soft spoken vocal) Long life… Fruitful life… Be well. (Fade to silence)