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Light We Made (v14)

[Intro – 8 bars] (female) Somewhere between the sun and the rain… I keep finding my way back again… [Verse 1 – female] Drove out past the edge of town Windows down, no making plans Just the road and the fading sound Of everything slipping through my hands Used to think I needed more Now I'm standing at a different door Something in the air tonight Feels like finally getting it right [Verse 1B – Male, rap-leaning, easy flow] Yeah I been running on empty roads Carrying things nobody knows But something lifted when the summer came Like the heat just burned away the pain You don't gotta have it figured out Just gotta move before the season's gone Catch it while the light is still about And let the feeling carry you along [Pre-Chorus – Both, building] (Her) And I feel it rising — (Him) Like we've been waiting — (Both) Something like the sun breaking through… [CHORUS – Full drop, both vocals, anthem mode] "Wake Me Up" brightness. Acoustic guitar chopped rhythmically underneath. Steel guitar bend on the resolve. HUGE. Side‑chained sub and 808 slam with a hard‑hitting, festival‑level bass — this is where the floor shakes. This is the light we made Running through the summer rain Nothing's gonna fade We were never meant to be afraid (Her) Hands up, feel it break (Him) Everything we couldn't say (Both) This is the light we made — And it's burning all the dark away [Verse 2 – female, more open and confident now] Polaroids and parking lots Laughing till we lost the plot Those are mine, I'm keeping those Even when the summer goes Funny how a single night Can flip the whole thing, change the light Like the version of me before Didn't know what she was living for [Verse 2B – Male, more reflective] I don't do the looking back Keep my eyes on what I have But this one's different, gotta say Something changed when you came my way Not the type to write it down Or say it loud above the sound But if you asked me what it is — It's this. Just this. [Pre-Chorus – Both, hungrier this time] (Her) I feel it rising — (Him) We been waiting — (Both) Don't let it go, don't let it go — [CHORUS x2 – bigger, harmonies stacked] This is the light we made Running through the summer rain Nothing's gonna fade We were never meant to be afraid (Her) Hands up, feel it break (Him) Everything we couldn't say (Both) This is the light we made — And it's burning all the dark away [Bridge – stripped, just the two of them, almost spoken] (Her, soft) You ever get that feeling… Like you're exactly where you're supposed to be… (Him, low) Yeah… Right now. Just this. (Her) Don't let it go… [BUILD] 🔊 DROP [FINAL CHORUS – full release, euphoric] THIS is the light we made Running through the summer rain Nothing's gonna fade We were never meant to be afraid (Her - soaring) Hands up, let it break! (Him - raw) Say everything you couldn't say! (Both - unison) THIS is the light we made And it's burning… all… the dark… awaaaay [Outro – acoustic return, fading warm] (female) Somewhere between the sun and the rain… I found my way