[Verse 1 — Elara, quiet, uncertain] I thought the star would answer I thought the light would know my name I stood where all the stories said it starts again And nothing came We buried him beneath it On ground that never answered prayer And something in the silence said You are not what it is waiting for here
[Pre-Chorus — the shift begins] Then you said my name Not the way they do Not like a command Like you already knew
[Chorus — hymn-like, restrained] This is the legend of the light That has been dying for three hundred thousand years This is the legend of the light That still survives through all the fear Two halves of something older than the gods Two halves they’ve tried to tear apart This is the legend of the light And you are why it still has a heart
[Verse 2 — The Veteran enters (italics layer)] I wondered when you’d notice I wondered when you’d see That the one who stood beside you then Is not the one who stands with me I turned to face you slowly Like I’d never seen you before Because the one I spoke to yesterday Would not have asked for more
[Pre-Chorus 2 — tension, quiet realization] You watched the star in silence Like you’d already lost it once And that’s when I understood This is not where you are from
[Chorus — fuller but still intimate] This is the legend of the light That has been dying for three hundred thousand years This is the legend of the light That has never once been this near Two halves returning through the dark Two halves that never stay aligned This is the legend of the light And you are out of place in time
[Bridge — near spoken, very intimate, truth but not all] You found her… didn’t you (silence) You brought her back — or close enough to matter I didn’t answer You are not supposed to be here now Not like this What happens if I am (long pause) Then we fix it
[Break — almost nothing, breath-level delivery] Not here Not all today You don’t carry it alone There are things You are not ready to remember yet
[Final Chorus — warm, almost sacred] This is the legend of the light That has been trying through every broken year This is the legend of the light That refuses not to appear Two halves that carry what remains Through every life they’re torn apart This is the legend of the light And you are still its beating heart
[Outro — fading, soft] Follow us And we will show you How to become What the star is waiting for