[Verse 1]
Heavy shadows creeping past the door,
Big dark shades hid the tears in my eyes,
Gold hoop earrings and a pocketful of lies.
Ink on my skin like armor on my chest,
Doing my best to just fake the rest.
Room felt freezing, air felt thin,
And I was barely winnin’ the fight I was in.
[Chorus]
But I wanna feel the warmth of the sun…
(ohhhh, sun)
See the damage what my choices done…
(risin’ low and then it’s done)
No more hiding from the truth in the dark,
I need a change, I need a brand-new spark…
(softer on the spark)
Oh, the shadows run deep, but the love runs too…
(long, smooth run on “too”)
My beautiful children, I’m coming back to you…
(big, emotional run on “you”)
[Verse 2]
I look in your faces and it hits me real deep,
Too many promises that I couldn’t keep.
I pull my hair back, tie it up tight,
Rolled up my sleeves and I faced the light.
Threw away the armor, let it hit the ground,
Ain’t no more running, I’m staying around.
And that old kitchen, cold as it was,
Started warmin’ up with a little bit of love…
(tiny, sweet run on “love”)
[Chorus]
I wanna feel the warmth of the sun…
(longer run on “sun”)
See the damage what my choices done…
(run dips and rises on “done”)
No more hiding from the truth in the dark,
I need a change, I need a brand-new spark…
(bigger, wider run on “spark”)
Oh, the shadows run deep, but the love runs too…
(big, soaring on “too”)
My beautiful children, I’m coming back to you…
(very emotional, long run)
[Bridge]
I can’t take back the roads I’ve been down,
But I can turn this thing all around…
(small run on “around”)
Every scar and tear and pain I’ve known,
Led me right here, led me back home…
(run on “home” lifting through the next lines)
I’m not the same as I was last night,
I’m a little more brave when I step in the light.
If you’re still waiting, then I’ll see it through,
’Cause there’s no place like coming back to you…
(bridge-ending run on “you” that leads into final chorus)
[Chorus]
Yeah, I can feel the warmth of the sun…
(big, long run on “sun”)
Ain’t no more running from the things I done…
(wide, expressive run on “done”)
No more hiding from the truth in the dark,
Found my way back to the heart of the spark…
(run that climbs on “spark”)
Oh, the shadows were deep, but the love held true,
(strong, soaring run on “true”)
My beautiful children, I’m coming back to you…
(very long, gospel-tinged run on “you”)
With each breath, with each step, I’m coming through,
(run on “through”)
My beautiful children, I’m coming back to you…
(final, big run fading out)
[Outro]
That cold gray tile don’t own me now,
I found my way and I’m standing proud.
Sun’s coming up through the kitchen door,
And I ain’t that woman I was before.
Home again, yeah, home again,
(soft run on “again”)
I’m coming back, I’m coming back in…
