***Title: β€œUncut Light”*** Verse 1 I was told to dim my halo, Fold my wings, stay small, stay low. They like their stars behind the glass, Pretty, quiet, never cast. I learned the dark is just a stage, For something wild, for something brave. Pressure made me, crack by crack, Every fracture throws it back. (Pre-Chorus) If I blind you when I breathe, That’s not my sin, that’s clarity. I didn’t come to softly glow, I came to set the night aglow. (Chorus) I shine like a diamond in an open sky, No filter, no mercy, no asking why. If my light burns holes in your design, Look away, this brilliance is mine. I shine, I shine, I shine out loud, Even brighter when they say tone it down. (Verse 2) Tried to carve me into something neat, Sand my edges, tame my heat. But fire never learned to kneel, And truth was never meant to heal you gently. I wear my glow like battle scars, Every wound a constellation mark. I don’t flicker, I don’t hide, I refract the whole damn sky. (Pre-Chorus) If I glow where you feel fear, That’s not my fault, I’m crystal clear. I won’t shrink to fit your night, I was born for blinding light. (Chorus) I shine like a diamond in an open sky, No filter, no mercy, no asking why. If my light burns holes in your design, Look away, this brilliance is mine. I shine, I shine, I shine out loud, Even brighter when they say tone it down. (Bridge) Cut me sharp, cut me clean, Every edge makes prisms scream. What you call too much to see, Is exactly what’s saving me. (Whisper / chant layer) Let it glow. Let it glow. I won’t dim. I won’t go. (Final Chorus) I shine like a diamond, unbroken, untamed, Built from pressure, baptized in flame. If my light rewrites your lines, That’s your shadow, not my shine. I shine, I shine, unapologized, The darker it gets, the brighter I rise. (Outro) No dimmer switch, no disguise, I was never made to minimize. **Desire Rose **