The First Light of the Year

Cold air clings to the silent street

Smoke from last night’s fire drifts at my feet

Empty echoes fade into the dawn

But something gentle keeps me walking on

And in the quiet after cheers

A brand-new glow begins to appear

Here comes the first light of the year

Breaking through the atmosphere

Golden lines across the sky

Painting hope on everything in sight

Here comes the first light of the year

Waking dreams I kept in fear

Every shadow disappears

In the first light of the year

Balloons deflate by the roadside store

Shimmering confetti on the floor

Every spark that filled the night

Now becomes a softer kind of light

All the moments we let fly

Set the stage for this sunrise

Here comes the first light of the year

Breaking through the atmosphere

Golden lines across the sky

Painting hope on everything in sight

Here comes the first light of the year

Waking dreams I kept in fear

Every shadow disappears

In the first light of the year

If the night felt far too long

Let this light rewrite your song

Even fragments lost in time

Find their way into the shine

Here comes the first light of the year

Soft but somehow crystal clear

Every step that brought me here

Lifts me past the last frontier

Here comes the first light of the year

In its warmth, the world is near

Every doubt becomes sincere

In the first light of the year