WHITE MOON

[Intro — Female Humming / Acoustic Guitar] Female: Mmm… ah… Male, distant: You don’t have to shine. Female: I know. Mixed Harmony: Ooh— ⸻ [Verse 1 — Female Lead] I spent my life becoming fire So no one saw me disappear I learned to smile inside the thunder I learned to stand inside my fear But tonight I need no armor No victory, no battle cry I can lay my weapons down now Underneath this quiet sky Male Harmony: Lay them down… ⸻ [Pre-Chorus — Male Lead] You don’t have to burn To prove you’re alive You don’t have to fight Every night to survive Female: What if I stop? Male: Then breathe. Female: What if I fall? Male: I’ll leave room for you to be. ⸻ [CHORUS — Both + Mixed Harmony] WHITE MOON SHINING WITHOUT FIRE Choir: White moon… white moon… Both: NO NEED TO RISE NO NEED TO CLIMB HIGHER Female: I don’t need thunder Male: I don’t need flame Both: I can be quiet And still know my name Choir: Your name… your name… Both: WHITE MOON NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE Tonight I only have to be. ⸻ [Verse 2 — Male Lead] I thought that strength was never breaking I thought that love meant holding tight But rivers never fight the mountain Still they find their way through stone Female Harmony: Through the stone… Male: Maybe letting go is courage Maybe silence has a sound Maybe I don’t need an answer For every thing I haven’t found ⸻ [Vocal Interlude — A Cappella] Bass Voice: Mm—mm— Male Harmony: Ooh— Female Harmony: Ah—ah— Mixed Choir: Breathe… Release… Breathe… Release… Male: Who are you without the fight? Female: Still me. ⸻ [Bridge — Female / Male] Female: No crown. Male: No chains. Female: No fire. Male: No shame. Female: No reason to become Anything tonight. Male: Stay. Female: Not forever. Male: Just now. Both: That’s enough. ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS — Full Mixed Harmony] WHITE MOON FLOATING OVER ME Choir: Breathe… breathe… NO MORE BECOMING WHAT I THINK I SHOULD BE I AM THE WATER I AM THE NIGHT I DON’T HAVE TO BURN TO KNOW I AM ALIVE Choir: Alive… alive… WHITE MOON NOW I UNDERSTAND— I DON’T HAVE TO SHINE TO KNOW WHO I AM. ⸻ [Outro — A Cappella Only] Male: You are not your fire. Female: I know. Male: You are not your shadow. Female: I know. Silence Female, alone: I am here. Mixed Choir, very softly: And that is enough.