[Intro — soft female vocal] Just a little light... You turn the light on. [Verse 1] Quarter past nine, keys in the door Rain on your coat, shoes on the floor You leave the weight of the day outside Open the window and let in the night An unfinished tune and a cup gone cold A little more courage than yesterday held Your fingers find what the words can't say One quiet note takes the silence away [Pre-Chorus] It starts so small A spark, a sound Then all these walls Can't hold it down [Chorus] You turn the light on When the night runs long Take a little heartbeat Make it into a song Let it roll like thunder Let it rise till dawn Every time you press play You turn the light on [Drop — chopped female vocals] Light on, light on You turn the light on Beat goes, night goes We keep the light on [Verse 2] Blue through the glass, gold on your hands You're making a world out of half-written plans Nobody knows where the first step leads But tonight there's a rhythm where doubt used to be Out in the street someone's catching a train Someone is learning to start again Maybe this tune finds a room like yours And a stranger gets up to dance once more [Pre-Chorus] It starts so small A spark, a sound Then all these walls Can't hold it down [Chorus] You turn the light on When the night runs long Take a little heartbeat Make it into a song Let it roll like thunder Let it rise till dawn Every time you press play You turn the light on [Bridge — stripped piano, intimate vocal] Keep that breath before the melody Keep that little crack in the voice All the things you thought were imperfect Give this quiet room its noise [Build] One quiet note One open door Turn it up A little more [Final Chorus — full drums, layered harmonies] You turn the light on When the night runs long Take a little heartbeat Make it into a song Let it roll like thunder Let it rise till dawn Every time you press play You turn the light on [Outro — soft piano] The morning moves across the floor That cup is cold, but you're not tired anymore One last note... The light stays on.
