[Intro] [Vocal: low, intimate; spoken-sung; close-mic] (soft) Porchlight… Nebula… Mm… [Verse] [Vocal: hypnotic, restrained; noir calm] Midnight on your skin like velvet in the rain Lighter flick shimmer, then it’s gone again You don’t talk in circles, you don’t beg for air You just sit with the quiet like you built it there City hum distance, slow car on the street And you—still as a secret—steady on your feet Beautiful smoked out soul in a halo of grey You don’t run from the hurt, you just let it decay [Pre-Chorus] [Vocal: slightly lifted; airy ghosts behind] You guard your peace like a locked gold door And somehow it makes me want peace even more You’re soft, but you’re solid—won’t bend, won’t break And I feel my own spine every time you exhale [Chorus] [Vocal: melodic lift; haunting, minimal; reverb bloom] You’re my nebula porchlight Glowing through the haze Beautiful smoked out soul You don’t burn, you don’t fade If it costs your peace, you leave it No apology, no chase And I follow that slow freedom Like a song I can’t replace [Verse 2] [Vocal: spoken-sung; rhythmic phrasing; intimate] Ash on the balcony, lavender on your sleeve You laugh like you know what to keep and what to release Outgrowing old names, old rooms, old rules Still kind in your eyes, but you don’t play the fool Some folks fall away when you stop being small You call it alignment—you don’t call at all And the night feels honest when you tell the truth “Losing them ain’t loss if I’m finding my roots” [Bridge] [Vocal: whisper → swell; heartbeat intensity] (whisper) Protecting my peace is sacred… (slight lift) Say it again… (whisper) Protecting my peace is sacred… (swell) I rise for growth— Not comfort… not convenience… (hold) I rise… I rise… [Chorus] [Vocal: fullest; add harmony shadow on lines 1–2; last line sustained] You’re my nebula porchlight Glowing through the haze Beautiful smoked out soul You don’t burn, you don’t fade If it costs your peace, you leave it No apology, no chase And I follow that slow freedom Like a song I can’t replace [Outro] [Vocal: close-mic, fading] Porchlight… Nebula… Mm… [End]
