[Verse]
I held a lantern of warmth and glow
Thought I’d guide where shadows wouldn’t go
But the fog crept in so thick and wide
I turned my back and I chose to hide
[Chorus]
A flicker lost in a smothering grey
No light could fend the dark that day
I left his hand while he lay so frail
Now guilt’s a burden I cannot unscale
[Verse 2]
Feet that ran can never outrun
The weight of knowing what can't be undone
I see his face in each wavering flame
A son who fled now wears his shame
[Bridge]
Magic’s spark can’t heal the past
Through mist my spells dissolve so fast
I failed not for lack of might
But for the fear of endless night
[Chorus]
A flicker lost in a smothering grey
No light could fend the dark that day
I left his hand while he lay so frail
Now guilt’s a burden I cannot unscale
[Verse 3]
The fog still lingers
It taunts my soul
A shroud that makes the broken whole
If I could wield my light anew
I’d guide myself right back to you