I'm a Jedi, Like My Father Before Me

[Verse 1]
Twin suns on my back
Sand in my teeth, in my dreams
Fixing droids in a shed
While I stare past the vapor steam
Blue milk on the table
Uncle saying, "Stay, it's safer here"
But there’s a fire in my chest
Every sunset pulling me clear
[Chorus]
I’m a Jedi, like my father before me
He’s a shadow, but he’s calling me home
From a farm boy field to a throne room story
I stand in the light, even when I stand alone
I’m a Jedi, like my father before me
I won’t raise my hand in hate
If it saves your soul, then break these chains on me
I choose love
I choose fate
[Verse 2]
Old man in a robe
Knew my name before I spoke
Handed me a fading blade
Said my bloodline never broke
Lost a teacher to the dark
Watched my friends fall out of sight
Flew straight into metal jaws
On a hope and a half-burnt fight
[Chorus]
I’m a Jedi, like my father before me
He’s a shadow, but he’s calling me home
From a farm boy field to a throne room story
I stand in the light, even when I stand alone
I’m a Jedi, like my father before me
I won’t raise my hand in hate
If it saves your soul, then break these chains on me
I choose love
I choose fate
[Bridge]
Your mask, my name
Your hand, my shame
"Join me," you say
But I see the man you were one day
Blue against red, sparks in the air
But I throw my weapon down, pull back the glare
If this is the end, let it end on this floor
A son to his father, a bridge to the war (oh)
[Chorus]
I’m a Jedi, like my father before me
Not a prophecy, a choice that I made
From a dust-choked farm to a last, bright story
I held to the light when the whole sky frayed
I’m a Jedi, like my father before me
Lay me down with the ones set free
In the glow of the fire, in the faces I see
I am what you hoped
You’re the hope in me

Cinematic pop/rock with male vocals; intimate acoustic guitar and soft piano in the verses, building drums and wide strings in the chorus. Subtle choir swells on the hook, electric guitar answers the vocal in the second half, and the bridge drops to nearly a cappella before a triumphant, full-band final chorus.