The Bright Service

[Verse 1]
I hope you rest tonight
I’ll sing it right
I’ll sing the bright service
And lend your heart a while
I’ll start to sing
You the bright service

[Interlude]
One of the hardest things I think I’ve learned is
How much easier it is to see the shadows than the light
Makes for a better song, too
"Who wants to hear if you’re looking up, Thea?
It’s the darkness that makes you relatable to
That makes you you"
And I get that, I do
But here’s the thing

It’s been a tough few years
I know you know, we’ve all just muddled through
But I’ve been paying more attention to what I pay attention to
And there’s a short in the circuit somewhere
And it’s deep at the root, at the centre of the algorithm
And the algorithm’s coming for you, make no mistake
It takes a lot more energy these days not to hate, doesn’t it?
But here’s my light (Brace yourself, this won’t take long)
I got the choice and I think, I think I was doing it wrong
The choice isn’t which side are you on
At the risk of sounding dumb
I think it's, yeah, it’s love

Don’t get me wrong, I see the cracks
I’m still the belligerent malcontent original insomniac
And when I eventually sleep, my heart still takes me back
"Born like a tsunami, a one woman army
Took a pharmacy to calm me"
I am intimately familiar with the wringer
And when all else was lost I still had the middle finger
But now, I’ve learned the curve
Learned to lean in
Found some temporary meaning
And when I wake up?
I wake up dreaming
I wake up dreaming
I wake up dreaming
Do you?

[Verse 2]
Just hold it tight
Keep it in sight
Tonight I’ll sing the bright service
It’s time to rise
Just close your eyes
Tonight I’ll sing the bright service