Red Vector Sol

Curfew lights across the rain Black towers counting names Every fault recorded clean Every life reduced to frames Underneath his uncle’s floor Past the rust and welded steel Waits a ship the records missed Red and silent, strange and real No key No code No switch beneath his hand Only words along the frame She knows the heart within He steps inside The darkness glows A pulse runs through the walls And knows Red Vector Sol Carry him away Through the iron night Into endless day Past the watching eyes Past the world below Where the ancient stars Still have names to know Red Vector Sol Burn against the black His soul became the key And the ship answered back They remember where he failed Not the weight he carried home All the times he lost his way All the miles he walked alone Things he meant to make right Words that came too late Still he rose another day Then he heard Do it with FEAR Sirens climb Searchlights turn The Red Vector starts to burn No road below No wall above The ship feels fear And finds the love Sirens climb Searchlights turn The Red Vector starts to burn Red Vector Sol Carry him away Through the iron night Into endless day Past the watching eyes Past the world below Where the ancient stars Still have names to know Red Vector Sol Burn against the black His soul became the key And the ship answered back Vega burns in frozen white Rigel cuts the dark in blue Sirius flashes through the glass He asks Does that name belong to you Far beyond the charted lines One small golden fire remains He reaches out to name it— Then lets it keep its flame Every loss Every road Every night he thought he’d failed Falls behind As the universe Opens like a sail