[Chorus (Hook): Powerful, soaring female lead vocal, triumphant and immediate] - Chord Progression: E5 G5 A5 E5 We are splinters of light, sharp and bright C#m5 Bm5 A5 Broken pieces catching fire in the night E5 G5 A5 E5 We are splinters of light, cut but alive C#m5 Bm5 A5 Every fracture is how we survive [Verse 1: Warm, confident vocal, reflective but strong] - Chord Progression: E5 G5 I used to think broken meant the end A5 E5 Didn't know a crack could be a friend E5 G5 Every splinter caught the sun somehow A5 E5 And turned into armor I'm wearing now [Pre-Chorus: Vocal builds, guitars thicken] - Chord Progression: C5 D5 A5 Nothing whole ever taught me this C5 D5 A5 Only the breaking brought me bliss [Chorus: Repeat, full band, harmonies soar] - Chord Progression: E5 G5 A5 E5 We are splinters of light, sharp and bright C#m5 Bm5 A5 Broken pieces catching fire in the night E5 G5 A5 E5 We are splinters of light, cut but alive C#m5 Bm5 A5 Every fracture is how we survive [Verse 2: Vocal grows more triumphant] - Chord Progression: E5 G5 Glass and gravel, static and stone A5 E5 Every quiet fire I've ever known E5 G5 Led me here, to this open door A5 E5 Standing brighter than I was before [Pre-Chorus: Repeat] - Chord Progression: C5 D5 A5 Nothing whole ever taught me this C5 D5 A5 Only the breaking brought me bliss [Chorus: Repeat] - Chord Progression: E5 G5 A5 E5 We are splinters of light, sharp and bright C#m5 Bm5 A5 Broken pieces catching fire in the night E5 G5 A5 E5 We are splinters of light, cut but alive C#m5 Bm5 A5 Every fracture is how we survive [Bridge: Instrumentation strips to bass and drums, vocal drops low and intimate before building back] - Chord Progression: C#m5 Bm5 A5 I won't smooth these edges down again C#m5 Bm5 A5 Every sharp part of me carried me in [Final Chorus: Full force return, vocal at peak, ad-libs weaving through the band] - Chord Progression: E5 - G5 - A5 - E5 - C#m5 - Bm5 - A5 (Splinters of light! Sharp and bright!) [Outro: Riff repeats and cuts abruptly on a final accented hit, mirroring the album's opening riff] - Chord Progression: E5 - G5 - A5 - E5 [End]
