JESS - The Dawn [AFTERIMAGE mini Album]

THE DAWN [Intro — JESS, soft, almost spoken] Morning. Didn't sleep. Doesn't matter. Look. [Verse 1 — intimate, controlled] Curtains barely open, there's a line of gold Same room as last night, but it doesn't feel as cold Whatever I was carrying, I set it by the door Not gone, just quieter than it was before [Pre-Chorus — light starts to build] I don't have every answer Not fixed, not finished yet But the light's coming in anyway And I'm not gonna forget [Chorus — opens gradually, warm and clear] This is the dawn Slow and honest and bright Not everything's healed But I can feel the light Take a breath, take a step Let the morning come through This is the dawn And I'm ready to move [Verse 2] Some of it still aches when I press But the ache has room to breathe now Somewhere between the noise and the silence I found a reason to stand [Pre-Chorus] I don't have every answer Not fixed, not finished yet But the light's coming in anyway And I'm not gonna forget [Chorus — a little wider] This is the dawn Slow and honest and bright Not everything's healed But I can feel the light Take a breath, take a step Let the morning come through This is the dawn And I'm ready to move [Bridge — stripped back, then swelling] I was never waiting to be fixed Just waiting for the sun To show me what was still here After everything was done [Final Chorus — the fullest moment of the whole cycle, power earned not forced] This is the dawn Slow and honest and bright Not everything's healed But I can feel the light Take a breath, take a step Let the morning come through This is the dawn And I'm ready to move (ad-lib, high: Ready to move — oh) [Outro — soft, fading into sunrise ambience] I'm here. Okay. ...Let's go.