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Song: Daylight Doesn't Burn You Out
(Verse 1)
I pay my bills in automatic draft
I learned to hold a coffee cup and laugh
I keep the calendar completely full
Fighting off your gravitational pull
I paint the windows white to kill the black
But every sunrise throws you screaming back
(Pre-Chorus)
And all my friends say sunlight disinfects the stain
That every memory gets washed out in the rain
But I am standing in a silent, cosmic prayer
Forcing my lungs to work while you hang in the air
(Chorus)
You’re my planet killer, hiding in the gold
A catastrophic story I was told
Yeah, the daylight doesn't burn you out, it only hides the threat
You keep crossing my orbit, but we haven't collided yet
(Verse 2)
Someone played our song on some cheap cafe radio
I spent ten minutes breathing, a careful, steady flow
I gripped the steering wheel, my knuckles shining stark
Another near-miss falling through the dark
I'm wearing all this brightness like a battle-ready shield
Pretending what you buried is a wound that's fully healed
(Pre-Chorus)
They say the light of day can purify the soul
But I’m the one who's fighting, trying to stay whole
I am living out this truce I signed here in the glare
Begging my heart to beat while you hang in the air
(Chorus)
You’re my planet killer, hiding in the gold
A catastrophic story I was told
Yeah, the daylight doesn't burn you out, it only hides the threat
You keep crossing my orbit, but we haven't collided yet
(Bridge)
And I've spent my whole damn life just charting out the sky
I'm drawing lines and changing paths so our worlds don't collide
But gravity's a traitor with a promise it won't keep
How the hell am I supposed to win when I can't even sleep?
(Guitar Solo / Vocal Ad-libs)
(Oh, you're always there!)
(Hiding in the light!)
(No, no, no...)
(Just a different sky...)
(Don't collide...)
(Chorus - Breakdown into Full Power)
YOU’RE MY PLANET KILLER, HIDING IN THE GOLD!
A CATASTROPHIC STORY I WAS SOLD!
NO, THE DAYLIGHT DOESN'T BURN YOU OUT, IT ONLY HIDES THE THREAT!
YOU KEEP CROSSING MY ORBIT, BUT WE HAVEN'T COLLIDED YET!
HAVEN'T COLLIDED YET!
(Outro)
The sun is setting low... it's getting hard to see.
Is that your shadow... or is it a part of me?
Another near miss.
For now.
About The Song
This song is a high-energy, soulful ballad about actively managing a deep-seated trauma or a past toxic relationship. It uses the recent discovery of the 'planet-killer' asteroid 2022 AP7—an object of immense destructive potential hidden in the Sun's glare—as its central metaphor. The 'daylight' in the song represents the facade of a happy, busy life that the protagonist constructs to obscure a looming internal threat. The 'orbit-crossing' signifies the near-misses and moments where the trauma threatens to resurface and cause a complete collapse. Musically, it channels the raw, gut-wrenching vocal power and dynamic builds of artists like Teddy Swims, contrasting quiet, tense verses with an explosive, cathartic chorus. The theme isn't about being a passive victim; it's about the exhausting, active daily fight to keep your world from colliding with your 'planet-killer'.
Production Notes
Genre: Soul / Pop-Rock Ballad
Vocals: The performance is paramount. Needs a vocalist with significant power, range, and the ability to convey raw, cracking emotion. Mics: Neumann U 87 or similar large-diaphragm condenser to capture warmth and detail. Vocal Chain: Tube preamp (like a 1073 clone) into a light touch of optical compression (LA-2A style) on the way in. Reverb should be subtle in verses (small room) and bloom into a large plate/hall for the choruses.
Arrangement: Start sparse. A simple, melancholic piano line and a distant, pulsing kick drum. Introduce bass and a simple hi-hat pattern in the second verse. The chorus needs to erupt with a powerful, live-sounding drum kit, a driving bassline, layered backing vocals (with a slight gospel feel), and a slightly overdriven Hammond B3 organ low in the mix for texture. The guitar solo should be melodic and emotional, not overly technical.
Mix Automation: This song lives in the dynamics. The verses should feel intimate and close-mic'd. Automate the volume and stereo width to expand dramatically for the chorus, making it feel immense and overwhelming. During the bridge, strip elements back to just piano and a single vocal to create vulnerability before the final chorus explosion. The final outro should fade slowly, leaving only the piano and a lingering vocal reverb tail.
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