Lyrics

Lighting Up The Blackness
© 2024 Michael Hanson Cantwell

Verse 1:
I'm racing through the darkness, chasing stars I've never seen
Your shadow used to haunt me, but out here, it's hard to breathe
Thought you were my anchor, but I'm drifting further out
Now I'm pushing past the stars, no more fears and no more doubt

Pre-Chorus:
You were my destination, but now you're just debris
All your promises are shattered, floating in the deep with me

Chorus :
So I'm lighting up the blackness, like a comet on the rise
Burning brighter now, cutting all those ties
I'm on a one-way mission, flying faster than the truth
I'm a supernova breaking free from you
Yeah, I'm lighting up the blackness, no turning back tonight
I'm rewriting constellations as I set my soul alight

Verse 2:
I thought I'd need a reason, but I'm leaving without one
The silence in this void feels like a battle I've won
No more looking for your signal, no more fearing what's ahead
Even in the emptiness, I'm finding peace instead

Pre-Chorus 2:
I used to chase the warmth of your distant dying light
But now I'm the pulse of the stars, burning endlessly bright

Chorus :
So I'm lighting up the blackness, like a comet on the rise
Burning brighter now, cutting all those ties
I'm on a one-way mission, flying faster than the truth
I'm a supernova breaking free from you
Yeah, I'm lighting up the blackness, no turning back tonight
I'm rewriting constellations as I set my soul alight

Bridge:
And when you finally look for me, I'll be long gone like a dream
A burst of light you couldn't catch, slipping through the in-between
But I'll be gone before you blink, just a whisper through the air
You'll reach for what's already gone, and realize I was never there

Chorus :
So I'm lighting up the blackness, like a comet on the rise
Burning brighter now, cutting all those ties
I'm on a one-way mission, flying faster than the truth
I'm a supernova breaking free from you
Yeah, I'm lighting up the blackness, no turning back tonight
I'm rewriting constellations as I set my soul alight

Outro:
I'm lighting up the blackness, I'm the fire in the sky
Fading out into the distance, but I'll burn until I fly.