Map Without Legend

Lyrics and concept by me; music and cover image generated using AI tools. Lyrics There’s a place where the sky falls straight From a silent stone that outlived time White fire stitching jungle air Like a secret never meant for mine The cliffs rise flat against the clouds Like tables set for ancient gods Rain collects in hidden bowls And spills in silver monologues You can feel it in the pressure In the hush before the spark Something breathing in the distance Lighting up the dark Midnight keeps its promises In flashes no one owns The ocean hums in turquoise tongues Around forgotten stones I never learned the name of it I only felt the call A thunder without thunder A waterfall that doesn’t fall Sand so white it blinds the doubt Salt that lingers on the skin Drums are beating somewhere close But you can’t tell where they begin Wind moves low across the plains Grass like waves without a shore Heat that bends the horizon line Like it’s hiding something more Static climbing up your arms Copper in the air Every nerve anticipating Light that splits the prayer Midnight keeps its promises In flashes no one owns The ocean hums in turquoise tongues Around forgotten stones I never learned the name of it I only felt the call A thunder without thunder A waterfall that doesn’t fall It’s older than a border Older than a word A map without its legend A song you’ve never heard If you stand there long enough The sky will write in flame And leave you with a memory That never had a name Midnight keeps its promises And writes across the sky The earth stands tall and level While the rivers learn to fly I never spoke its name aloud I never needed to Some places stay mysterious Even when they move through you