**Intro** [electric guitar riff tight and punchy, snappy one drop drum kicks hard immediately, bass bounces fast and melodic, modern reggae production bright and loud, 6 bars no delay straight in] **Verse 1** [male vocalist, fast and sharp, modern reggae flow, confident and alive] Wake me up when the city starts to breathe When the bass from the neighbour comes up through the floor and leaves Got my windows open, coffee going cold Every single morning feels like something to be told Step outside and the sun hits like a word Sharpest conversation that I've ever heard No agenda, no alarm, no second plan Just a man who knows exactly where he stands **Pre Chorus** [both faster, guitars climbing, snare snapping harder] (male:) And the signal's getting stronger (backing:) Getting stronger (male:) And the day won't wait much longer (backing:) Much longer (both:) Every second is a door you haven't opened yet — go! **Chorus** [punchy and immediate, title lands like a hook on every line, faster than anything before in this song] Light it up and let it run (backing:) Let it run let it run We were made for more than waiting on the sun Whole world moving, be the one (backing:) Be the one be the one No more watching from the window — we begun Light it up, light it up Every morning is a loaded gun Light it up and let it run **Verse 2** [faster flow, more staccato, rhythmic and punchy, rhythm guitar tighter] She's already three steps ahead of the plan She left a note on the table that said catch me if you can The city's got a frequency she tuned to long ago She reads the traffic like a language and she goes goes goes No permission from the calendar, no sign She just picks the best moment and she draws the line That line is now, that line is here That line is every single time the rhythm's clear **Pre Chorus** [backing vocals louder this time, more urgency] (male:) And the signal's getting stronger (backing:) Getting stronger (male:) And the day won't wait much longer (backing:) Much longer (both:) Every second is a door you haven't opened yet — go! **Chorus** [bigger, bass hits harder, doubled guitar riff] Light it up and let it run (backing:) Let it run let it run We were made for more than waiting on the sun Whole world moving, be the one (backing:) Be the one be the one No more watching from the window — we begun Light it up, light it up Every morning is a loaded gun Light it up and let it run **Guitar and Bass Break** [tight guitar riff over a bouncing bass run, drums pushing double time feel, bright and fast, no vocals, 8 bars pure groove] **Verse 3** [rapper-ish reggae flow, very fast, almost dancehall rhythm] Everybody waiting for the moment to arrive But the moment's only breathing when you're actually alive Stop rehearsing your beginning, stop polishing the start The first move is the only move that comes from the heart I've been watching all the careful people plan their whole life clean Then get to the end of it and wonder what it means So I'm taking every Tuesday like a Saturday I've earned Setting fire to the lesson while I'm finally getting burned **Pre Chorus** [maximum urgency, full band, everything tightening] (male:) And the signal's getting stronger (backing:) Stronger now! (male:) And the day won't wait much longer (backing:) Not much longer! (both:) Every second is a door you haven't opened yet — GO! **Final Chorus** [highest energy version, key pushes up, bass and snare hit hardest, vocals most powerful, the song reaches its absolute peak] Light it up and let it run (backing:) Let it run let it run We were made for more than waiting on the sun Whole world moving, be the one (backing:) Be the one be the one No more watching from the window — we begun Light it up, light it up Every morning is a loaded gun (both full power:) Light it up and let it run (backing ad lib:) Let it run — let it run! (male:) Run! **Outro** [guitar riff keeps going, bass bouncing, drummer fills every gap, energy refuses to drop, fade takes 8 bars, everything going until the last second] (male, grinning:) Yeah... (backing:) Let it run... [band fades on full groove, snare last, silence] **End**
