CARRY THE LIGHT - CASPAR

Music and Lyrics by Martin Nethercutt
@Ruth McCartney Music Publishing, BMI 2026

Verse 1

Come closer, don’t be afraid
You’ve walked through fire, through ash and shade
Lay your burdens at the door
You don’t have to carry them alone anymore

I was lost like you once were
Searching signs in a broken world
Then a voice cut through the night
Not a command — a guiding light

Pre-Chorus

Every path has a keeper
Every truth has a cost
What we save in each other
Is never truly lost

Chorus

I will carry the light
When the sky won’t answer prayers
I will stand in the dark
So the frightened know I’m there

If the Wanderer is gone
Then the road is still clear
Follow me — not to glory
Just through fear

Verse 2

I remember the first of us
Cold hands, empty eyes, no trust
We spoke the words, we kept the flame
Gave shattered souls a common name

They call me leader, call me guide
But faith is heavy — it doesn’t hide
Every choice carves into stone
Every crown is worn alone

Bridge

If belief becomes a blade
Tell me — who does it cut?
If order saves us from the void
Is mercy still enough?

I don’t ask for blind devotion
I ask you to endure
But if I lead you through the fire
I must believe I’m pure

Chorus (Repeat)

I will carry the light
When the sky won’t answer prayers
I will stand in the dark
So the frightened know I’m there

If the Wanderer is gone
Then the road is still clear
Follow me — not to heaven
Just through fear

Outro

The light must be carried
Even if it burns
And someone must lead
Until the Wanderer returns