YOU HELD THE LIGHT

INTRO – SOFT, ETHEREAL, WARM]
(gentle ambient pads, soft chime-like tones, breathy vocal hums)

[CLEAN – SOFT, WARM]
When the night was too long for me to hold,
You stayed awake and kept the glow.
A quiet lantern by my side,
A promise you would never let me hide.

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VERSE 1 (CLEAN – INTIMATE, CLOSE)
[CLEAN – close-mic, gentle]
I didn’t know how far the dark had crept,
How small the room became where I once slept.
You saw the shadows building in my chest,
And offered light before you offered rest.

[CLEAN – so soft it nearly breaks]
You didn’t ask for me to shine on cue,
You only asked if you could sit there too.
No rush, no “fix,” no searching for the right thing—
Just quiet space until I found my wings.

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PRE-CHORUS (CLEAN – WARM RISE)
[CLEAN – warm, hopeful]
You didn’t force the dawn to come too fast,
You held the match until the night had passed.

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CHORUS (LOCKED)
[CLEAN – glowing]
You never let the light go out,
Not even when I filled our nights with doubt.
You sheltered flame and kept it burning slow,
Until I felt its warmth begin to grow.
Now morning finds me stronger than before—
Your light became the path… I’m not in the dark anymore.

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VERSE 2 (CLEAN – BRIGHTER, STILL GENTLE)
[CLEAN – glowing warmth]
It wasn’t loud, it wasn’t some grand spark,
Just steady hands that guided through the dark.
You didn’t carry me, you walked beside,
Left room for me to feel and not just hide.

[CLEAN]
And in that space, I learned to breathe again,
To recognize my voice as more than pain.
The sun looked different when it touched my skin—
Not blinding… just an invitation in.

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PRE-CHORUS 2 (CLEAN – SLIGHTLY HIGHER LIFT)
[CLEAN – fuller]
You didn’t claim the light you kept alive—
You placed it gently back into my life.

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CHORUS 2 (CLEAN – WARMER, ADD LIGHT LAYERS)
[CLEAN – warmer, layered harmonies]
You never let the light go out,
Not even when I filled our nights with doubt.
You sheltered flame and kept it burning slow,
Until I felt its warmth begin to grow.
Now morning finds me stronger than before—
Your light became the path… I’m not in the dark anymore.

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BRIDGE – ETHEREAL HEALING BLOOM
(soft oohs, airy vocal layers, shimmering pad swells)

[CLEAN – tender, almost whispered]
I didn’t know a heart could learn to shine—
Not borrowed light… but slowly becoming mine.

(soft choral harmonies rise like sunlight)

[CLEAN – gentle affirmation]
You held the glow until I learned to see,
Now every sunrise feels like part of me.

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FINAL CHORUS (FC-3 — FULL RADIANT GLOW)
[CLEAN – strong, luminous, layered with harmonies]
You never let the light go out,
Not even when I filled our nights with doubt.
You sheltered flame and kept it burning slow,
Until I felt its warmth begin to grow.
Now morning finds me stronger than before—

[CLEAN – soaring, layered “choir of light” under]
Your light became the path… I’m not in the dark anymore.

(hold the last word with soft harmonies fading like sunlight through clouds)

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OUTRO — GENTLE, PEACEFUL
[CLEAN – soft]
Thank

Ethereal • Warm • Healing • Avant-garde, male, metal