© 2026 The Trident Within

Verse 1

I held you in my arms when you could barely stand

We walked countless playgrounds hand in hand

I kissed your wounds when you fell

I wiped your tears, loved you well

I taught you right and wrong

How gentle hands make you strong

How to speak, how not to shout

Using your mind to figure it out

Pre-Chorus

The path ahead is a disguised thorn

Be prepared for your heart to be torn

Chorus

Promise me to never harm a soul

To cherish life, to make it whole

If anger calls, let reason lead

Be more than a slave to greed

Verse 2

Voices will tell you that for you to be strong

To use power and have a sense of control

Your heart to turn into a shapeless stone

That weakness is like a broken bone

Love is not a forced throne

Better to be on your own

See the world through others eyes

See beyond the crystal lies

Chorus

Promise me to never harm a soul

To cherish life, to make it whole

If anger calls, let reason lead

Be more than a slave to greed

Bridge

I won’t be there to hold your hand

Or watch the human you have become

Don’t be defined by the choices you make,

You have the strength for the loop to break

Walk away when fists would rise

Remember you can touch the skies

Final Chorus

Promise me to never harm a soul

To cherish life, to make it whole

If darkness speaks, let the world go mute

Choose who you are, stay true to your root

Outro

Dear Son I love you so

Love yourself, you have to let go