Sunshine in the Winter

Darkness all around
Snow falling on the ground
Everything is heavy
But I’m still here somehow

In the middle of the storm
It was hard to carry on
But something in me saw

And then sun shines brighter than before

Rays of light
Like dynamite
Breaking through
Reaching me
Filling my heart with sound

No flowers growing
Only more snow blowing
It’s hard to see clear sometimes

But the sun shines brighter than before

Rays of light
Like dynamite
Extending out
Touching me
Reminding me I’m still alive

The cold can stay where it is
It doesn’t get to win
Even when it’s dark

I know

The sun will shine brighter than before

Rays of light
Like dynamite
Pulling me
Out of this
Back into the heat

Sunshine in the winter
Is a different kind of warm
It finds you when you’re breaking
It holds you through the storm

Seasons pass
Darkness falls
But somehow light still breaks through it all

The sun will shine brighter than before

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Bridge

I was losing pieces of myself
Didn’t recognize my own reflection
Every step felt like a fight
Just to make it through the night

But something in me just wouldn’t break
Even when I thought I was too far gone
Even in the quiet dark
There was still a spark

I can feel it now
Breaking through the doubt
All the weight I carried
Is finally coming down

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Final Chorus

The sun shines brighter than before

Rays of light
Like dynamite
Breaking through
Lifting me
Back into life 

Sunshine in the winter
Is a fire in the cold
It finds you in the silence
When you feel alone

Seasons pass
Darkness falls
But light will always break through it all

The sun will shine brighter than before

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Outro

Rays of light
Like dynamite
Soft and slow
Let it go
I can feel it in my soul

The sun… shines brighter than before

emotional piano ballad, slow build to anthem, winter imagery, raw female vocal, hopeful not cheesy, choir lift