Little Lights

[Verse 1] Cold walk home, the streets run empty Shop windows dark, the buses gone But someone strung a thread of amber Around the maple, still it shone [Pre-Chorus] And something in my chest let go The kind of ache you didn't know [Chorus] Little lights, little lights Hanging soft across the square Little lights, little lights Like the whole town's saying "you belong here" No stadium, no headline glow Just enough to lead me home Little lights, little lights And I'm not so alone [Verse 2] I used to think that warmth was loud A crowded room, a rising sound But here it hums, a quiet color Painting gold across the ground [Pre-Chorus] And something in my chest let go The kind of hope you're scared to hold [Chorus] Little lights, little lights Hanging soft across the square Little lights, little lights Like the whole town's saying "you belong here" No stadium, no headline glow Just enough to lead me home Little lights, little lights And I'm not so alone [Bridge] [leise] One by one, they flicker on The way a person learns to stay Small enough to almost miss Big enough to light the way [Chorus] Little lights, little lights Still burning when I lose my way Little lights, little lights Telling winter "spring is not so far away" No stadium, no headline glow Just enough to lead me home [Outro] [flüsternd] Leave them on, leave them on Let the corner softly shine Little lights, little lights And the whole night feels like mine