

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Mugs on the table Ash in the air Boots kicked off Braids loose in my hair Map on the wall Arrows and plans Laugh lines deeper Than the scars on our hands [Pre-Chorus] Every road sign Spelled “leave it all behind” But I turned my horse Back to your firelight [Chorus] Home is the howl in the midnight pines Home is your voices crossing with mine Not stone Not throne Not kingdom of gold Hearth in my bones Hands I can hold I will stay I will stand ’Til the sky falls down This little tavern Is my crown [Verse 2] Kids on the benches Wooden sword fights Old men boasting Of their oldest fights Fresh bread breaking Steam in the glow I know each creak In these weathered boards below [Pre-Chorus] Every whisper said “Run while you are strong” But your names turned Into my battle song [Chorus] Home is the howl in the midnight pines Home is your voices crossing with mine Not stone Not throne Not kingdom of gold Hearth in my bones Hands I can hold I will stay I will stand ’Til the sky falls down This little tavern Is my crown [Bridge] If the wild things come Let them come through me (hey!) I’ll be the shield Between the dark and our feast If the banners burn If the roads all break We’ll drink to the dawn On the ashes of afraid [Chorus] Home is the howl in the midnight pines Home is your voices crossing with mine Not stone Not throne Not kingdom of gold Hearth in my bones Hands I can hold I will stay I will stand ’Til the sky falls down This little tavern Is my crown [Outro] Pour one more story Sing one more line I’m yours I’m rooted Like the old tree line
Tags
pop, Warm, melodic pop ballad dressed in tavern-fantasy colors: female vocals over lute-like acoustic guitar, fiddle, and soft frame drum. Verses stay intimate with close-mic vocal and gentle fingerpicking; chorus swells with stacked harmonies, tambourine, and simple choir “ohs.” Bridge brings in wooden flutes and floor-tom pulses for a heroic lift, then returns to a cozy, fireside outro., medieval
3:42
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2/21/2026