“Where the Light Learns to Breathe

Intro (Soft Choir – Oohs / Ahhs)

Ooooh… ahhh…

Ooooh…

(voices rising like a distant echo)

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Verse 1

I wandered through the hush of broken hours

Where silence learned the sound of my regret

Every memory a cathedral of shadows

Every prayer a secret I never said

Choir (soft, breathy):

Mm… ah…

Hold on… hold on…

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Pre-Chorus

I carried every fear like it was holy

Wore my pain like armor on my skin

But even stars are born in violent fire

Before they ever learn to shine again

Choir (rising):

Rise… rise…

Let the light in…

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Chorus (Full Choir Enters)

Lead:

So here I stand where the night surrenders

Where the dark finally lets me breathe

I’ve been broken, I’ve been burning

But I’m learning who I’m meant to be

Choir (powerful):

We rise… we rise…

Out of the shadows we rise

Lead:

I’ve been walking through the fire

Just to find what’s real in me

Choir:

You are not alone

You were born to believe

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Verse 2

I chased reflections in shattered glass

Mistook the pain for something holy

But every scar became a map

Leading me back to what I’m owed

Choir (low, rhythmic):

Hold on… hold on…

Lead:

I was never meant to disappear

I was meant to burn and still remain

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Pre-Chorus

The fear still whispers, but it’s fading

I can hear my heart again

Choir (building):

Breathe again… rise again…

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Final Chorus (FULL CHOIR — ANTHEMIC)

Lead:

I am standing in the afterglow

Of every tear I ever cried

I was broken, I was burning

But I made it through the night

Choir:

We are more than our scars

We are light in the dark

Lead:

This is where the healing starts

This is who I am inside

Choir (soaring):

We rise, we rise, we rise again

From the ashes, from the pain

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Outro (Choir Only → Fade)

Ooooh…

We rise…

Ooooh…

Into the light…