[Verse 1]
You wear your heart like armor made of glass
Let them see the storm before the calm
That restless mind that never seems to pass
Speaking truths that keep the world from harm
Your words are bridges built from shifting sand
Yet somehow they still help others stand

[Pre-Chorus]
They see the smile, they miss the weight you carry
All those thoughts that spin like autumn leaves
You've learned to make your sensitivity your sanctuary
While the world just sees what it believes

[Chorus]
But Tonda, you're a lighthouse in the dark
Guiding ships through waters deep and wide
Your gentle strength leaves such a lasting mark
There's wisdom in the way you choose to hide
Tonda, every question that you hold
Is just another way your soul unfolds

[Verse 2]
You love like something ancient and complete
Like a prayer that doesn't need an answer
Your heart knows rhythms others can't repeat
You're both the mystic and the quiet dancer
In partnerships you lose yourself to find
What devotion really means inside

[Pre-Chorus]
They see the giving, miss the cost of caring
How you pour yourself into their dreams
You've made an art of tenderly preparing
Space for love that's bigger than it seems

[Chorus]
But Tonda, you're a lighthouse in the dark
Guiding ships through waters deep and wide
Your gentle strength leaves such a lasting mark
There's wisdom in the way you choose to hide
Tonda, every question that you hold
Is just another way your soul unfolds

[Verse 3]
Behind closed doors you wrestle with control
That voice that says you're never quite enough
You've turned your pain into a healing bowl
And made your tender heart titanium tough
The world needs what you carry in your chest
That knowing born from never getting rest

[Pre-Chorus]
They see the peace, they don't know how you earned it
Through the nights you spent rebuilding trust
You've taken every lesson that has burned you
And transformed it into something that won't rust

[Chorus]
But Tonda, you're a lighthouse in the dark
Guiding ships through waters deep and wide
Your gentle strength leaves such a lasting mark
There's wisdom in the way you choose to hide
Tonda, every question that you hold
Is just another way your soul unfolds

[Verse 4]
Your purpose lives where service meets the sacred
Where helping others helps you find your way
You don't need crowns to know that you are favored
The universe conspired to make you this way
So trust the path that's written in your bones
You are enough, you've always been enough, you're not alone

[Bridge]
Every mountain that you've had to climb
Every wall you've had to break
Every moment you've run out of time
Was preparing you to wake
To the truth that you're exactly where you're meant to be
The cosmos wrote you carefully

[Outro]
You're a lighthouse in the dark
There's wisdom in the way you choose to hide
Every question that you hold
Is just another way your soul unfolds