[Intro - soft spoken voice] Some children arrive like a whisper. Some arrive with a drumbeat. This one brought both. [Verse 1 - warm lead vocal] On a February midnight, when the city wore its snow, North York held a little spark the world had yet to know. You came with your own rhythm, with a story in your hands, Not a copy of the garden, but a seed with your own plans. [Pre-Chorus] Not every star is meant to stand in line, Not every heart keeps somebody else's time. [Chorus - open, uplifting] First light, little wild light, Shine the way you came to shine. Different by design, loved for all you are, You don't have to be somebody else's star. First light, oh, first light, You don't have to earn the sky. The world got brighter when you opened up your eyes. [Verse 2 - mother's perspective, tender female vocal] I can be your gentle harbor when the water rises high, But I won't choose the direction of the wings you learn to fly. If your roots reach for a sunlight I have never known before, I'll learn the way you need your love, and leave an open door. [Verse 3 - father's perspective, warm male vocal] I can bring a steady fire, I can cheer you from the shore, But your life is not a road that I have traveled once before. If you race ahead or circle back, if you fall and start again, I'll listen for your own beat, not the one I carried in. [Chorus - duet, brighter] First light, little wild light, Shine the way you came to shine. Different by design, loved for all you are, You don't have to be somebody else's star. First light, oh, first light, You don't have to earn the sky. The world got brighter when you opened up your eyes. [Bridge - gentle build to hopeful anthem] Some hearts wait and some hearts leap, Some need quiet, some need speed. No two gardens bloom the same; Love learns the child, not just the name. And when the world feels loud or cold, May your own bright compass hold. [Final Chorus - layered family harmonies] First light, little wild light, Keep the wonder in your eyes. Different by design, and enough just as you are, A little piece of heaven with a rhythm and a heart. First light, oh, first light, There is room for you to shine. The world got brighter when you opened up your eyes. [Outro - soft piano, whispered] We won't tell you who to be. We'll learn who you already are. First light. Always yours.
