Sunshine Lullaby

(Intro – bright ukulele strums, cheerful)

La-la-la, sunshine…

Everything’s fine…

(Verse 1)

Woke up smiling, sun on my sheets

Coffee’s brewing, birds in the street

Posted a pic, thumbs-up from you

Caption says “living my best life” — but it’s not true

(Pre-Chorus – gentle, almost sing-song)

Hum a little tune, keep the mask on tight

Wave at the neighbors, pretend it’s alright

Phone says “good morning,” I type back “same”

But I cried in the shower, washed tears down the drain

(Hook – sugary, nursery-simple)

Sunshine lullaby, la-la-lie

Happy on the outside, dying inside

Ooh, clap along if you feel okay

Ooh, I’m just one breath from breakaway

(Chorus – bouncy, toy-piano twinkles)

Sunshine lullaby, sing it with me

Clap your hands to the 1-2-3

Rainbow stickers on my bedroom wall

But the colors fade when the night starts to fall

Sunshine lullaby, keep it upbeat

Dance in my socks to the hollow drum beat

Smile for the mirror, it’s all I can do

This happy song’s the saddest one I ever wrote for you

(Verse 2)

Ukulele strings, still in tune somehow

Mom texts “proud of you,” I reply with a wow

Playlist on shuffle, skips to our song

I let it play twice, then pretend I’m strong

(Pre-Chorus – softer, almost sleepy)

Count the ceiling cracks, one for every sigh

Laugh at my own jokes so I don’t start to cry

Window’s open wide, breeze feels so sweet

But it carries your ghost down the empty street

(Hook – layered, childlike)

Sunshine lullaby, la-la-lie

Happy on the outside, dying inside

Ooh, clap along if you feel okay

Ooh, I’m just one breath from breakaway

(Chorus – same bright bounce, lyrics darker)

Sunshine lullaby, sing it with me

Clap your hands to the 1-2-3

Rainbow stickers peeling off the wall

I trace the bare spots where the dreams used to crawl

Sunshine lullaby, keep it upbeat

Dance in my socks while my heart skips a beat

Smile for the mirror, it’s cracking in two

This happy song’s a voicemail I can’t send to you

(Bridge – stripped to voice + faint uke)

La-la-la… keep smiling…

If I stop humming, the quiet wins…

So I sing louder…

Till the tape runs out.

(Final Chorus – cheerful instruments, whispered truth)

Sunshine lullaby, one last time

Clap your hands, pretend you’re fine

Rainbow’s gone, just gray on the wall

The sun set hours ago, I just didn’t notice at all

Sunshine lullaby, fade it slow

Leave the ukulele on the floor below

I’ll keep the smile taped until morning light

Goodnight, sunshine… everything’s not alright.

(Outro – tape hiss, distant bird chirp, then silence)

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