[Singer-Songwriter Moody Folk Sparse · Intimate · Late Night Complicated Relationship A Minor · 70 BPM Storytelling Voice] [A minor · 70 BPM · Sparse guitar, cello, silence[ [Verse 1] I changed the bulb this morning while you slept Stood on the chair we bought in '19 — the wobbly one The light came on before I was ready for it And there was everything the dark had done [Pre-Chorus] It wasn't grand, it wasn't clean Just a porch in October And a Tuesday And me [Chorus] I changed the bulb this morning I don't know what that means Maybe I was tired of the dark Maybe I needed to see All the things we'd been avoiding In the light they deserve I changed the bulb this morning And I'm scared of what comes first [Verse 2] You came out with two coffees like you always do The kind I take, the kind you make for you You saw the light and stopped there for a second Then sat down like it was just an ordinary view [Pre-Chorus] You didn't ask and I didn't explain Some things don't need a word Just a change [Bridge] Maybe it's too late and maybe it's not Maybe we've been using the dark to avoid what we've got Not broken exactly, not whole in any way I'd choose But something — something worth the light Something worth losing the excuse [Final Chorus — voice alone, then guitar rises] I changed the bulb this morning And you brought out the coffee And we sat in the light for the first time in months Just quietly We're not good — I know we're not good But we're here in the daylight Which is more than we could I changed the bulb this morning It's a start I think it's a start [Outro — two voices, first time in harmony] You said the light up here has always been too bright I said yeah — But I think I finally want to see it right
