Four Pillars

[Verse 1]
Aaron in the chamber,
green eyes in the gloom
Crawling with the beetle crown,
bringing the forest home
Silk and wing and needle,
his swarm learns your fear
He bows to every creature,
then makes the path clear

[Pre-Chorus]
Bertha in the stone,
steady as a ridge
Hands like rooted boulders,
watching over the bridge
Flint strikes the furnace,
red glow in his grin
Lucian turns the pages,
and the storm begins

[Chorus]
Four pillars stand
Four names we praise
Bug, Ground, Fire, Mind
through the ancient haze
Aaron, Bertha, Flint, Lucian
hold the line
Four pillars stand
and the night turns light

[Verse 2]
Bertha, all patience,
dust on her sleeves
She knows the old earth’s weight,
and what it leaves
Every crack in the valley,
every buried vein
She speaks in slow thunder,
and the hills obey her name

Flint comes laughing,
heat on his breath
Cinders in his collar,
daring every test
He likes a loud battle,
he likes a bright spark
He walks into the blaze
and leaves with fire in his heart

[Pre-Chorus]
Lucian in the silence,
glasses like a shield
Psychic tide around him,
bending what you feel
One calm word from him,
and the room goes still
Then the hidden door opens,
and the air stands still

[Chorus]
Four pillars stand
Four names we praise
Bug, Ground, Fire, Mind
through the ancient haze
Aaron, Bertha, Flint, Lucian
hold the line
Four pillars stand
and the night turns light

[Bridge]
When the road grows steep,
you don’t go alone
You call on the watchful ones
beneath the stone
Wild wing, deep earth,
flame, and clear sight
Sinnoh in the marrow,
keeping hope upright

[Final Chorus]
Four pillars stand
Four names we praise
Bug, Ground, Fire, Mind
through the ancient haze
Aaron, Bertha, Flint, Lucian
hold the line
Four pillars stand
and the night turns light
Four pillars stand
forever in the climb