The Lighthouse Vow

For the ones who feel erased, for the ones they mis-define,

for the kid in the back bedroom just tryin' to find a sign

that the world is not as cruel as the one inside their home.

That the static in their head will not forever be their own;

I see you. I am you. I was you. And I'm here.

I'm just a broken vessel who's been conquering the fear

for a minute. For a lifetime. For a song. For a breath.

For a promise that we're makin' that we'll fight until the death.

THIS IS THE VOW, THIS IS THE STORM,

THIS IS THE REASON WE WERE BORN

TO BE THE LIGHTHOUSE IN THE ENDLESS NIGHT,

TO BE THE ONE LAST SHINING LIGHT;

WE WILL BE THE LIGHTHOUSES.

This is for the mothers, for the "shes" and for the "theys,"

for the ones who find their family in the back-alley displays

of affection, of protection, of a chosen, sacred bond

that's stronger than the bloodline that they tell you to be fond of.

This is for the weary, for the ones who wanna quit,

who've been fightin' for so long they don't know where they're gonna sit

to rest their bones. You rest 'em here. You rest 'em now with me.

I'll take the watch, I'll hold the line, I'll be the one to see.

THIS IS THE VOW, THIS IS THE STORM,

THIS IS THE REASON WE WERE BORN

TO BE THE LIGHTHOUSE IN THE ENDLESS NIGHT,

TO BE THE ONE LAST SHINING LIGHT;

WE WILL BE THE LIGHTHOUSES.

The storm is here. The rain is hard. The sea is rage.

But we are the rock. We are the vow. We are the light.

We will not be moved. We will not go dark.

THIS IS THE VOW, THIS IS THE STORM,

THIS IS THE REASON WE WERE BORN

TO BE THE LIGHTHOUSE IN THE ENDLESS NIGHT,

TO BE THE ONE LAST SHINING LIGHT;

WE WILL BE THE LIGHTHOUSES.