Lantern in My Heart

[Intro] Soft rain on a quiet pane, I count the spaces you used to fill [Verse 1] I keep the door cracked for a memory I’m afraid to let go of Footsteps echo inacross the room, but you’re not here to answer the call I fold my morning into yesterday, stitch by stubborn stitch of hope Breathing in the hush between us, I listen for a sign I’m not alone [Pre-Chorus] If love is a harbor, I’m anchoring myself to the shore of what remains If time is a healing, I’m learning to tread the line of joy and pain [Chorus] I’m not finished yet, no, I’m not done fighting the dark I carry your echo like a lantern that burns in my heart If courage is a whisper, I’m learning to speak it loud and true Through everybreak in the weather, I’m reaching back to you [Verse 2] The night wears a silver veil, and I speak to the memory I keep Telling it softly: you mattered; you still matter, even when sleep won’t come I trace the old paths in my mind and choose the ones that lift my face Learning to forgive the ache and to name the gentle dawn I chase [Pre-Chorus] If love is a harbor, I’m anchoring myself to the shore of what remains If time is a healing, I’m learning to tread the line of joy and pain [Chorus] I’m not finished yet, no, I’m not done fighting the dark I carry your echo like a lantern that burns in my heart If courage is a whisper, I’m learning to speak it loud and true Through everybreak in the weather, I’m reaching back to you [Bridge] Between the rain and the quiet, I find a thread I can hold Not all wounds tell the same story, some are bright and some are old I lift my face to the dawn, let resilience start to grow A renewed rhythm in my chest says I’m ready for tomorrow [Chorus] I’m not finished yet, no, I’m not done fighting the dark I carry your echo like a lantern that burns in my heart If courage is a whisper, I’m learning to speak it loud and true Through everybreak in the weather, I’m reaching back to you [Outro] So I breathe, and I wait, and I rise with the morning light Heart stubborn and hopeful, stepping softly into what’s right