[intro - sequenced arpeggios] i was walking through the shadows... i was tired of the grey... then i saw a little something... that would change everything today... [verse 1 - sincere earnest delivery] i had been running in the same old circles counting all the reasons not to try every morning felt like yesterday again every night just taught me how to cry i had almost made my peace with nothing i had almost learned to stop the fight then you smiled across a crowded room and the darkness gave a little bit of light [spoken - intimate tone] it wasn't much... just a flicker... but it was enough... to make me look up... [pre-chorus - building tension] [lead] and i don't know where it's taking me... [backing] where it's taking me... [lead] but i feel it in my chest... [backing] in my chest... [lead] and i'm scared to let it in... [backing] let it in... [lead] but i'm tired of being less... [chorus - catchy hook, layered vocals] there's a glimmer in the dark tonight there's a spark that's burning bright i don't know if it will lead me home but i'm finally not alone there's a glimmer in the dark tonight there's a hope i can't deny i don't know if it's real or just a dream but i'm learning how to believe a glimmer in the dark... (na na na) learning to believe... (na na na) a glimmer in the dark... (na na na) finally i can see... (na na na) [verse 2 - more hopeful, playful undertone] i used to laugh at people chasing sunsets i used to think that hope was just a lie now i find myself planning for tomorrow now i catch myself looking at the sky i still know the world is not a fairy tale i still know the road is long and steep but for the first time in a thousand mornings i have promises i want to keep [spoken - playful tone] [soft arpeggios, gentle pads] maybe it's foolish... maybe it's just a phase... but i think... i'm going to try... [pre-chorus - building again] [lead] and i don't know where it's taking me... [backing] where it's taking me... [lead] but i feel it in my chest... [backing] in my chest... [lead] and i'm scared to let it in... [backing] let it in... [lead] but i'm done with being less... [chorus - full energy, layered harmonies] there's a glimmer in the dark tonight there's a spark that's burning bright i don't know if it will lead me home but i'm finally not alone there's a glimmer in the dark tonight there's a hope i can't deny i don't know if it's real or just a dream but i'm learning how to believe a glimmer in the dark... (nee nee nee) learning to believe... a glimmer in the dark... (nee nee nee) finally i can see... (nee nee nee) [bridge - bittersweet irony, stripped arrangement] they say that hope's a dangerous thing it can break you when it fades away i know the glimmer might just be a train i know the morning brings the grey but even if it all comes crashing down even if it was just a trick of light i would rather try and fail to fly than spend another lifetime in the night [spoken - sincere, intimate] [only pads + vinyl crackle] so i'll take the risk... i'll take the spark... even if it's just... a glimmer in the dark... [build-up to final chorus] [snare rolls, rising synths, full arrangement returns] there's a glimmer... there's a spark... and i'm finally... not alone in the dark... [final chorus - maximum euphoria] [full arrangement, layered harmonies, call-and-response, wide stereo] there's a glimmer in the dark tonight there's a spark that's burning bright i don't know if it will lead me home but i'm finally not alone there's a glimmer in the dark tonight there's a hope i can't deny i don't know if it's real or just a dream but i'm learning how to believe a glimmer in the dark... (noo noo noo) learning to believe... (noo noo noo) a glimmer in the dark... (noo noo noo) finally i can see... (noo noo noo) [outro - atmospheric fade] a glimmer... a spark... i'm learning... to believe...
