Light Between Us

[Intro – soft piano, distant ambient pads, light rain in the background] [Male Voice – low, tired, intimate] I kept walking through the ruins Of the places I called home Every road felt cold and empty Every night I stayed alone I was carrying old shadows Like a weight beneath my skin Every time I almost opened up I closed myself again [Female Voice – warm, calm, gentle] I know what it means to break inside To smile when you can barely stand But you don’t have to hide forever You don’t have to hold this on your own [Pre-Chorus – both softly] When the silence gets too heavy When the dark won’t let you sleep There is still a small light burning Under everything you keep [Chorus – female voice leading, male voice joining softly] Let a little light in Let it reach your soul You don’t have to carry all this darkness on your own If your heart is breaking If the world feels cold There is still a place inside you Where the light can grow [Verse 2 – male voice] I forgot how hope was sounding I forgot what peace could be Every prayer became just static Every mirror looked like me I was searching for a reason For a door that still was open For a sign that maybe somehow I was not already broken [Female Voice – gentle, reassuring] You were never too far gone You were never beyond love Even tired hearts can heal again Even wounded souls can trust [Pre-Chorus – both] When the silence gets too heavy When the dark won’t let you sleep There is still a small light burning Under everything you keep [Chorus – bigger, more emotional] Let a little light in Let it reach your soul You don’t have to carry all this darkness on your own If your heart is breaking If the world feels cold There is still a place inside you Where the light can grow [Bridge – soft guitars enter, drums begin to rise] [Male Voice] If I let the light inside me Will it stay when I am weak? [Female Voice] Love is not the kind of fire That disappears the moment you speak [Male Voice] What if all I know is distance? What if all I know is fear? [Female Voice] Then let me stay beside you Until the road becomes more clear [Final Chorus – both voices together, wide guitars, cinematic drums] Let a little light in Let it reach your soul You don’t have to carry all this darkness on your own If your heart is breaking If the world feels cold There is still a place inside you Where the light can grow Hold a little hope now Even if it hurts Even if the night is long And everything still burns You are not forgotten You are not alone There is still a light between us There is still a way back home [Outro – soft piano, distant choir pads] [Female Voice – almost whispered] There is still a light between us [Male Voice – soft, emotional] There is still a way back home