(spoken, soft, gentle) You got so used to the darkness… that peace started feeling unfamiliar.
I understand.
[Verse 1] You learned to live with shadows in the corners of your room Learned to set another place beside your loneliness at noon You gave your pain a nickname Made a home inside the ache Because at least familiar suffering Feels safer than escape
The curtains stayed shut for so long The silence shaped the walls And somewhere in the quiet You forgot the sun still calls
[Pre-Chorus] But the candles don’t have to burn forever And the chair beside the fire Doesn’t have to stay filled By the things that hurt you
[Chorus] Leave the light on Even if you’re not ready yet Leave the light on Even if healing feels like loss instead I know the dark became your shelter I know the ache became your home But you don’t have to disappear Just because you’re scared to be alone
Leave the light on I’ll be here when the house grows quiet
[Verse 2] The neighbors stopped asking questions years ago They learned your sorrow by the shape beneath the door And every time somebody reached for you You pulled away Because hope is terrifying When disappointment’s all you’ve known
But pain is not a lifelong vow And grief is not the only thing That gets to move into your heart And stay
[Pre-Chorus] So open one window One inch at a time You don’t have to run toward morning To survive the night
[Chorus] Leave the light on Even if your hands are still shaking Leave the light on Even if your heart doesn’t know how to trust it yet I know the dark became familiar I know the silence held you close But peace can feel uncomfortable Before it finally feels like home
Leave the light on The dawn still knows your name
[Bridge — bare piano and voice] Maybe that’s the cruelest part
The longer suffering stays The more it starts feeling Like identity
Like companionship Like safety Like love
And maybe letting go of pain Feels like losing the last thing That understood you
But hurting is not the only way to feel alive
[build]
[Final Chorus — cinematic swell] Leave the light on Even if you only leave a little Leave the light on Even if the healing comes in pieces You don’t have to marry sorrow You don’t have to feed the flame And the part of you that’s still exhausted Still deserves a softer place
Leave the light on I know you’re tired I know you’re frightened I know the dark feels safer sometimes
But there is still a world outside those curtains Waiting for you When you’re ready
[Outro — soft, almost a whisper] You asked your torment to stay.
I won’t.
I’ll wait until you’re finally ready to let it leave.