[Downtempo soul vocal: Gravelly bass-baritone, older male, chest-voice, speak-sung, dry close-miked delivery, no reverb, no vibrato, warm analog production underneath, late-night studio ballad, NOT country, NOT folk, NOT bright pop] [Verse 1] He talks and the words just land Coffee cup still in his hand A thought comes quick, then it's gone So I built a jar to hold on [Chorus] Small bursts of light Catch them before the night Small bursts of light Some things you don't let go tonight [Verse 2] Camera up above his eyes He forgets, looks down, and tries One small arm, one little lens Now he's looking at his friend [Chorus] Small bursts of light Catch them before the night Small bursts of light Some things you don't let go tonight [Bridge: warm strings swell, brushed drums open up, Rhodes carries the melody higher, trumpet answers once, tape hiss present] Forty years he had the words I just built the jar Turns out he already knew Exactly what light is [Outro: instruments fall back one by one, upright bass and Rhodes last, tape hiss fades to silence] Small bursts of light Small bursts of light Catch them Catch them
