[Verse 1]
She mapped her own way when no map was given to her,
Laid every plank herself, made sure every edge was secure,
The house she grew up in left questions no child should hold,
She answered them alone, turned confusion into gold,
She fixed the broken hinges, she kept the kettle warm,
A woman who learned early how to build above the storm,

[PreChorus]
But doing everything herself was never meant to be the end,
There's a door she left unlocked, and love will always find its way in,

[Chorus]
Marianne, you are not a one-room house in a field alone,
Every nail you drove yourself still holds, but you don't haul the stones,
The full moon pours its silver down on all you've built and grown,
Marianne, love will always, always find you home,

[Verse 2]
She gave her whole heart headfirst, never halfway in the door,
The kind of love that doesn't ask if she can love some more,
She carried it like groceries up three flights without complaint,
Remembered everyone's birthday, kept her own needs quiet and faint,
She named her dog Hope, and that was never a small thing,
A name like that tells you everything about what she believes,

[PreChorus]
But believing in hope for others means she deserves the same return,
There are people with their porch lights on, waiting for her at every turn,

[Chorus]
Marianne, the ones who needed you have always seen you clear,
Your generosity's a thing that fills the rooms you walk in here,
New walls, new floor, new morning light breaking through the glass,
Marianne, love was always moving toward you, moving fast,

[Verse 3]
She stood beneath a sky that finally gave her room to breathe,
Unlocked a door that opened onto everything she needs,
No childhood floor to tiptoe on, no eggshells, no pretend,
She hung the curtains by herself but this is not the end,
The life she's building now is solid, chosen, fully hers,
And every room she fills with warmth is something she deserves,

[PreChorus]
She doesn't need to earn the right to let somebody in,
The fullest moon is rising now, and she can begin again,

[Chorus]
Marianne, the new house holds the life you always should have known,
You built the walls, you chose the light, but you won't live there alone,
The dog named Hope walked every hard road right beside you true,
Marianne, love always finds the generous, and it will find you,

[Bridge]
She thought that strength meant carrying it all without a sound,
But the heaviest thing she set down was the need to not be found,
She is seen in every corner of the life she's finally made,
There are hands to hold in all the rooms, and none of them will fade,

[Outro]
Marianne, the full moon knows your name tonight,
Love was always on its way, and you were always worth the light,