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The Sunlight We Don't Need
(Verse 1)
Remember living up above?
We learned to hold our breath up there, inside their atmosphere
Yeah, we memorized the scripted lines
And faked the easy smiles until the reason wasn't clear
We felt the weather change in us
A coming pressure, cold and strange, a different kind of year
(Pre-Chorus)
You took my hand and didn't flinch
You said "The surface is a myth we don't believe in anymore"
You traced the current down my spine
And said "Let's dive until we find a new un-sunlit shore"
(Chorus)
'Cause baby we found a thermal vent
A kind of life that's heaven-sent and running on its own design
This is the heat from the planet's core
And we don't need their sun no more, we built our own hot, twisted shrine
This love's a volcanic, soft-lit prayer
The kind of warmth they couldn't bear
Yeah, this kingdom's yours and mine
It's the sunlight we don't need
It's the sunlight we don't need
(Verse 2)
They talk about us up on land
They say we lost our minds and disappeared without a trace
We're writing brand new scripture now
On walls of ancient stone and crafting life in this dark space
We named the blind fish swimming in your words
I charted canyons in the dark across the bones of your face
(Pre-Chorus)
You looked at me and didn't blink
Said, "Let the crushing weight just sink us deeper than before"
You pulled me closer in the gloom
And said, "We have this single room, but it's got a million doors"
(Chorus)
'Cause baby we found a thermal vent
A kind of life that's heaven-sent and running on its own design
This is the heat from the planet's core
And we don't need their sun no more, we built our own hot, twisted shrine
This love's a volcanic, soft-lit prayer
The kind of warmth they couldn't bear
Yeah, this kingdom's yours and mine
It's the sunlight we don't need
It's the sunlight we don't need
(Bridge)
So let the cold tides do their worst
And let the upper world just burst, and flood this whole domain
We won't just hold our breath and hide
We'll teach their lungs to work inside this beautiful, warm pain
We'll show them how our life began
Not on the surface, with a plan
But nourished by the strain
(Outro)
We don't need the sunlight
(Nourished by the strain)
No, we don't need their sun
(The sunlight we don't need)
Our own heat is the only one
Our own heat is the only one
(It's the sunlight we don't need)
We're done.
We're done.
About The Song
"The Sunlight We Don't Need" translates a fascinating scientific discovery into a powerful metaphor for an "us-against-the-world" love. Inspired by the news of a self-sustaining deep-sea ecosystem thriving around a hydrothermal vent—completely independent of the sun—this song reimagines that isolation as a conscious choice. Two people build a relationship so intense and all-encompassing that it becomes its own private world, creating its own heat and light, running on its own rules. It rejects the need for external validation ("sunlight") and instead finds strength and beauty in its unique, pressurized environment. Musically, it channels the earnest, driving pulse of Billie Eilish's "Birds of a Feather," creating an anthemic feel that champions this fiercely independent love, framing it not as a retreat, but as the active construction of a stronger, more authentic reality.
Production Notes
Genre: Indie Rock / Ambient Pop
Vocals: The lead vocal should have a raw, earnest quality. Mic with a Neumann U47 or a similar warm tube condenser, run through a Neve 1073 preamp and a touch of tube saturation (like a Culture Vulture). The main vocal is close-mic'd and intimate in the verses, then doubles and expands with wide, atmospheric harmonies in the chorus. The bridge vocals should feel like a defiant sermon, pushed slightly into distortion.
Instrumentation: The song is built around a driving, hypnotic bassline and a steady, heartbeat-like drum pattern (a blend of a live Ludwig kit and a programmed 808 kick for weight). The key melodic element is a warm, slightly detuned synth pad, layered with a clean, chorus-drenched electric guitar (think Fender Jaguar) that plays arpeggiated lines in the verses and powerful, sustained chords in the chorus. The bridge should introduce a sub-bass element that shakes the listener.
Arrangement & Mix: Create a stark contrast between the sparse, tense verses and the explosive, wide-open chorus. Use tape delay and large plate reverbs that feel like they're echoing in a vast, dark space. Automate the reverb sends to increase dramatically on the chorus, making the sound 'bloom.' In the outro, filter down the drums and bass, leaving just the swirling vocals, synth pads, and maybe the sound of distant, crackling geothermal activity before a sudden, cold silence on the final "done." The performance must convey defiant joy, not somber isolation.
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