[Verse 1 – wistful, intimate tone] I remembered light like a lullaby, A shining penny, warm and bright. They called me strange for seeing the sun, My early dreams they sought to crush. My quiet heart, holding too much. I spoke of warmth they couldn’t yet hold. So they closed the door, locked me in a cell. And let the world keep spinning, free from it all. [Chorus – sweeping and sorrowful] 🎶 One hour of heaven in seven long years, And I was left there amidst my own fears. I waited with stars in the dark of my chest— But the sun rose without me and then it just passed. They danced in the light that once lived in my head, While I was trapped in the closet, my spirit fell. They feared what I felt. They feared what I saw. So they punished the dreamer for the glow of the dawn. [Verse 2 – dreamlike imagery, emotional crescendo] I was nine and soft-spoken, lost in the haze, More moonlight than laughter, through endless days. They never believed me—too quiet, too still— As if silence meant I could not feel what was real. But I held the memory like petals in rain, Pressed between pages, too sacred to name. And when the gold came pouring down, They left me fading in the dark underground. [Bridge – reflective, symbolic] 🎶 Standing outside some recalled me in the dark, but the sun’s call was strong and painfully short. [Chorus – full harmony, inner strength] 🎶 One hour of heaven in seven long years, And I was left there amidst my own fears. I waited with stars in the dark of my chest— But the sun rose without me and then it just passed. You called me a stranger for knowing too much, But truth isn’t broken just ‘cause it’s untouched. I cherished my memory, bright with trust. But I still felt the longing for a luminous air. New Chorus – Enduring Memory & Defiance 🎶 That golden warmth, it never truly fled, A silent whisper inside my head. Though years may come, and rain may fall, My spirit hears the sun's faint call. They chose their darkness, kept their view, But my bright memory, forever new. I'll hold this light, a precious seed, A silent promise, planting a need. [Outro – soft, layered with rain and wind] 🎶 I was strange, I was still, I was nine. And I will carry that light, forever mine.
