Lantern in the Cave”
[Intro — whispered / airy]
I walked inside the mountain
With a lantern made of questions…
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[Verse 1]
Round brown eyes in the dark below
Following rivers nobody knows
Stone walls breathing ancient names
Tiny stars inside the caves
I heard echoes call my feet
“Curiosity… come follow me…”
Mushroom lights and sleeping kings
Hidden worlds in everything
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[Pre-Chorus]
Every tunnel
Every flame
Every shadow
Spoke my name
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[Chorus — dreamy / memorable]
Carry the lantern softly now
The cave remembers every sound
Threads of stories on the walls
Tiny echoes through it all
Curiosity leads me home
Even where the dark has grown
Round brown eyes still searching through
And somewhere… light is searching too
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[Verse 2]
Spider threads and rivers wide
Kaleidoscope of changing light
Mirror waters ask me slow:
“Which version of yourself will grow?”
Ancient giants made of stone
Sleeping mountains deep below
Not forgotten — only still
Waiting for awakened will
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[Bridge — emotional rise]
I was never lost inside
Every path became a guide
Maps and fire in my hands
Breathing with the hidden lands
Then the cave gave way to sky
Wind and trees and open light
And I knew before I left:
The spark survives when stories are kept
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[Final Chorus — softer / emotional]
Carry the lantern carefully
Someone else will one day see
All the markings left behind
Breath and truth for wandering minds
Curiosity never dies
It lives in little wondering eyes
And every echo softly proves…
The cave remembers all of you
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[Outro — whispered]
Curiosity…
Breath…
Truth…
Kindness…
Freedom…
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