. [INTRO — MALE, soft, close mic] Cold night Window light Quiet thoughts don’t sleep in December… [VERSE 1 — MALE LEAD, gentle, reflective] Wish we didn’t dress things up so much Some lies feel small, just a soft little crutch Passed down easy, wrapped in trust So old we forget they were built by us Some truths knock hard, some doors stay sealed Some stories guarded like something sacred and real So let’s begin where it don’t cause pain Just one small thread we can gently untangle [VERSE 2 — FEMALE HARMONY LAYERED] Christmas morning, take one name Santa Claus — we know that game Still hear laughter, still see lights Still feels warm on silent nights No alarms ring, no world falls down Snow still settles on the town One shared story fades away And everything still looks the same [CHORUS — MALE + FEMALE HARMONY, FLOATING] If Santa vanished overnight Nothing shattered, nothing died Just one belief we set aside And life kept movin’ just fine So tell me softly, honestly… What else stands just on belief? [VERSE 3 — MALE, deeper tone] They say some illusions keep us safe Truth costs more than we can pay If healing came without delay Who loses power, who loses pay? So we call it balance, call it wise Tell ourselves it’s just how life is designed But sometimes “real” is just a name We give to things we don’t want changed [VERSE 4 — FEMALE LEAD, airy, intimate] Some stories comfort, some decide Who gets voice and who must hide Some teach love, some teach fear Some say doubt don’t belong here Like Santa once, so deeply known They only live if left alone [FINAL CHORUS — FULL HARMONY SWELL] Santa’s gone, the world survived No sky fell down, no truth denied If one old myth can disappear And nothing breaks while we’re still here Maybe power’s not what it seems Maybe it lives inside belief… [OUTRO — WHISPERED MALE + FEMALE] No fight No war Just open the door And see what’s not there anymore…


