[Intro: funky slap bass, shifting guitar accents] [Verse 1: bouncing conversational] They handed me the microphone Said what a brilliant thing I'd done I looked across the crowded room At everyone who helped it bloom The quiet hands, the late-night calls The people who had built it all [Pre-Chorus: ascending harmonies] I took a breath and named them there Let everybody have their share [Chorus: radiant major hook] Hand back the spotlight Let somebody else shine There's enough room in the heavens For a thousand stars tonight Their success is not my failure Their applause is not my loss We can lift each other higher Without counting what it costs [Break: fretless bass solo, syncopated guitar] [Verse 2: warm melodic phrasing] I told a friend how proud I was And meant each word without a clause Their face lit up, the whole room changed And nothing I had lost was gained [Bridge: half-time, vocal stacks] Praise is not a finite thing The more we give, the more we bring [Final Chorus: epic cathartic lift] Hand back the spotlight Let everybody shine The world grows brighter When we celebrate each other's light [Outro: bright guitar resolution]
