[Verse 1] You wake up with a tremor in your chest, Same old pressure where your heart won’t rest. Thoughts like wires humming overhead, Every quiet doubt you never said. You stare at the ceiling till it fades to grey, Replay every word you didn’t say. In the silence, when the noise subsides, Something in the dark sits down beside. [Pre-Chorus 1] You’ve been taught to run when the room feels black, Turn the lights up bright and never look back. But the part that aches, that you’re trying to hide, Is the only map that knows what’s dying inside. [Chorus] Let the dark be your guide, When you’re lost on the inside. When the bright cheap light feels more like a lie, Close your eyes, feel the pull, let it realign. Use the ache as a sign, Let it underline each line. There’s a shadow in your mind, but it walks beside— You’re not owned by the night, let the dark be your guide. [Verse 2] You keep masks on hooks by the front door frame, A different painted smile for every name. Hold your anger down till your fingers shake, Calling it “control” as you start to break. But the cracks in the glass where the truth shines through, Show the sharp, clear outlines of the real you. All the parts you call “too much” or “wrong” Are the deepest colours that belong in your song. [Pre-Chorus 2] You can drown every feeling in a neon flood, Or listen to the pattern in your own blood. Every pulse, every sting, every sting you’ve denied, Is a lantern waiting to be held from the inside. [Chorus] Let the dark be your guide, When you’re lost on the inside. When the bright cheap light feels more like a lie, Close your eyes, feel the pull, let it realign. Use the ache as a sign, Let it underline each line. There’s a shadow in your mind, but it walks beside— You’re not owned by the night, let the dark be your guide. [Bridge] The dark is not the enemy, it’s where the truth can speak, Where the strongest part of you rises through the weak. Every buried memory, every unshed tear, Draws a rough constellation only you can steer. Let the panic show you where the wound still lives, Let the fear mark the place where your courage gives. When the surface world starts to fracture and slide, Sink down to the center, let the dark be your guide. [Final Chorus] Let the dark be your guide, When you’re lost on the inside. Let it point to every scar you’ve tried to hide, Turn the pressure in your chest to a falling tide. Use the ache as a sign, Let it sharpen every line. There’s a shadow in your mind, but it walks beside— You’re the one in control, let the dark be your guide. [Outro] So when the lights go out and your thoughts run wild, And you feel that old storm you’ve carried since a child, Take a breath, hold your ground, let the noise subside— There’s a path in the black. Let the dark be your guide.
