"Keepers of The Light"
Each lens still turns in quiet grace
A pulse of time in a sacred place
[Chorus]
Oh Michigan, where the wild hearts roam
Where the pine trees whisper and the waves call home
From lighthouse beams to northern skies
Your light still dances in my eyes
Through every **trial** and every shore
You leave me longing for one day more
Oh Michigan… you keep my soul in flight
You are the fire; you are the light
[Verse 3]
There’s a silence on the Keweenaw
Where copper towns sleep beneath the thaw
And in the dusk on Grand Haven’s pier
I swore I felt my old life near
Petoskey stones beneath my feet
In waters cold and heartbreak-sweet
And the stars come out on Saugatuck’s shore
Like every dream I lost before
[Bridge: Electric guitar swells, harmonics echo like distant foghorns]
Some search for truth on golden roads
I found it where the lighthouse glows
Where shipwreck bells and birch trees sing
And the northern lights remember spring
[Verse 4]
So light the flame in Frankfort’s glass
Let every keeper’s memory pass
The wind still hums at Eagle Harbor’s side
And the freighters move with silent pride
No matter where this life may go
I’ll chase the places freshwater flows
For in these lights and woods and waves
Are the parts of me I choose to save
[Chorus]
Oh Michigan, where the wild hearts roam
Where the pine trees whisper and the waves call home
From lighthouse beams to northern skies
Your light still dances in my eyes
Through every **trial** and every shore
You leave me longing for one day more
Oh Michigan… you keep my soul in flight
You are the fire, you are the light
[Final Chorus]
Oh Michigan, where the wild hearts roam
Where the pine trees whisper and the waves call home
From lighthouse beams to northern skies
Your light still dances in my eyes
Through every **trial** and every shore
You leave me longing for one day more
Oh Michigan… you keep my soul in flight
You are the fire; you are the light
[Outro: instrumental]
Song Description
"The Lightkeepers of Michigan" is a sweeping singer/songwriter–Indie rock fusion ballad that captures the soul of a state shaped by freshwater horizons, island shores, and the silent vigilance of over 120 lighthouses. Through poetic verses and a heartfelt chorus, the song explores Michigan’s natural beauty and emotional pull — from Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Keweenaw Peninsula to Petoskey stones, thunderous falls, and long-forgotten copper towns.
It’s a journey through wilderness, memory, and water — where lighthouse beams once guided ships, and now guide wandering souls. With imagery both grounded and symbolic, the song celebrates those who braved the storms, lit the way, and left behind stories embedded in the shoreline.
Haunting, nostalgic, and deeply personal, “The Lightkeepers of Michigan” reminds us that some places never let go — they shine within us like a flame against the fog.
