[Intro][Acoustic Guitar][Melancholic Harmonica]
(Harmonica melody, slow and mournful)

[Verse][Raw Vocal Delivery]
The air is thin, the silence deep
A weighty hush, secrets to keep
Rows of booths, a solemn line
This heavy choice, it rests on mine

[Pre-Chorus][Acoustic Guitar Picking]
A trembling hand, a pen held tight
Against the paper, stark and white
A thousand voices in my head
Unspoken fears, and words unsaid

[Chorus][Folk Ballad][Raw Vocal Delivery]
And this small mark, a simple stroke
A future built, or future broke
A single box, a silent plea
This moment’s truth, it’s bound to me
Though doubts may linger, shadows creep
This is the promise I must keep

[Verse][Acoustic Guitar Strumming]
The candidates, their painted smiles
Echoing through weary miles
Promises whispered, grand and bold
Stories bought, and stories sold

[Pre-Chorus][Acoustic Guitar Picking]
The ink flows slow, a dark cascade
A choice is made, a path is laid
For yesterday, and days to come
A silent prayer, for kingdom come

[Chorus][Folk Ballad][Raw Vocal Delivery]
And this small mark, a simple stroke
A future built, or future broke
A single box, a silent plea
This moment’s truth, it’s bound to me
Though doubts may linger, shadows creep
This is the promise I must keep

[Bridge][Melancholic Harmonica Solo]
(Harmonica plays a sorrowful, reflective solo over gentle guitar)
Does one voice matter in this sea?
A ripple cast, for all to see?
Or lost in wind, a passing sigh
Beneath a vast and watchful sky?

[Chorus][Folk Ballad][Raw Vocal Delivery]
And this small mark, a simple stroke
A future built, or future broke
A single box, a silent plea
This moment’s truth, it’s bound to me
Though doubts may linger, shadows creep
This is the promise I must keep

[Outro][Acoustic Guitar Fades][Harmonica Whisper]
(Guitar chords fade out slowly, harmonica plays a final, fading note)
The promise kept... the deed is done...
(Silence)