The Ballad of Rose

[Verse]
Through storms and the shadows
The salt on the breeze
Rose stood among them
Steadfast with ease
A glint in her eye
The heart of the sea
Fearless and fragile
A branch on the tree
[Verse 2]
She walked with the winds
Her voice in the sky
Bearing their doubts as the days drifted by
Among Odysseus' men
Silent she'd stand
A compass of hope in a desolate land
[Chorus]
Oh
Rose
The lantern
The guide in the storm
Sacrificed for the weary
To see them transform
Lost in the waves so the crew could press on
The song of her courage will linger long
[Verse 3]
Her cloak caught the whispers of Poseidon’s rage
Bound to her fate
Though so tender of age
She stepped to the edge
Her choice a decree
A voice to the gods
"Let them go
Take me."
[Verse 4]
Their tears carved the wood of a weathered bow
Marking the day she said farewell somehow
The winds fell silent
The sea opened wide
Shoreline on the horizon
Where hope could abide
[Chorus]
Oh
Rose
The lantern
The guide in the storm
Sacrificed for the weary
To see them transform
Lost in the waves so the crew could press on
The echo of her spirit
Where courage is drawn

folk, acoustic, melancholic, sad, soft