The Three Loves of Liam

(Style: A powerful, cinematic ballad. Slow-building piano, eventually adding deep, resonant strings and a steady, heartbeat-like rhythm.) (Verse 1) The alarm rings out a lonely melody A reflection in the mirror he doesn’t want to see The eldest son, a pillar made of stone Raised to carry every burden but his own He’s the safety net while others learn to fly Absorbing every tear while his own wells run dry But there’s a map written in the stars above The prophecy of Liam’s three forms of love. (Chorus) The first one comes to teach you what you need to know The seeds of wisdom that the hard times start to sow The second comes to break you, to burn you to the ground To show you what is lost can finally be found But the third is the one who chooses to stay The anchor in the harbor when the world blows away The one who sees the man behind the design The powerful, slow-moving love of Fidelma-Lynn. (Verse 2) He reaches out his hand to touch the emerald glass A psychometry of shadows from the sunken past He feels the Titanic groan beneath the freezing deep The promises that modern steel couldn’t keep He was a brittle hull, shattered by the cold But Fidelma-Lynn saw a story to be told No pretenses at the café, no mask to wear Just the scent of hope and the stillness in the air. (Bridge) (Slow, powerful build-up) It’s not a race, it’s a deep, rising tide With nowhere to run and nothing to hide She didn’t ask for a hero or a hollowed-out king Just the truth that simplicity and honesty bring Through the skydiving sessions and the Kart racing nights Through the architectural plans and the long-distance flights She saw the potential that he couldn’t see She was the resilience he was meant to be. (Verse 3) The winter snow is falling, thick and bright and white A horse-drawn sleigh glides through the silent night The bells are jingling a rhythm soft and slow Past the woodpecker’s tree and the owl’s watchful glow He wrapped his arm around her to keep out the chill For the first time in his life, the world was standing still And there under the moonlight, where the shadows used to be She whispered, "Liam, my love... will you marry me?" (Chorus) The first one taught him lessons, the second left a scar The third one was the light that led him from afar The one who stayed through the blueprints and the rain The one who healed the "pillar" and took away the pain The anchor in the harbor when the world blows away The soul that saw his value every single day The powerful, slow-moving love of Fidelma-Lynn. (Outro) (Music fades to a soft, resonant piano) No more loneliness... No more emptiness... Just the sleigh tracks in the snow And a love that finally knows Where it’s meant to go. (Fade to silence)