“Be the Light” is a song about doing positive things in your world. I feel like I’m constantly feeling overwhelmed by all of the things going wrong in the world, problems that seem way over my head. I wrote “Be the Light” to remind me that the only real thing I can do in this world is to put what good that I have into it. Whether it’s in a small way or a big way, bringing positivity into the lives of people, animals, and things around you matters.
The final production actually stayed pretty true to the original demo, except way bigger and better!
Stylistically, I had fun with this one. I love the super minimal verses and then the huge bass synth in the chorus that just slaps you in the face. It was so fun to lay down the ol’ trumpet on this one as well. Trumpet is one of those things that either works or it doesn’t, and on this song, it felt so locked in to me.
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“Be the Light”
Picture perfect no one is
For every hit, a hundred miss
You can't let it keep you down
Turn those weights into a crown
But everybody needs a little help sometimes
It ain't always easy to be strong inside
And even in the best yeah the best of times
We need each other
That's why I'm gonna be the light
Bring the Sun into this dark, dark night
That's why I'm gonna be the light
Open the door and then just go outside
Doesn't matter the place you're in
Any color of your skin
Everybody needs someone
The only way we move along
Cause everybody needs a little help sometimes
It ain't always easy to be strong inside
And even in the worst yeah the worst of times
We go high, we go high
That's why I'm gonna be the light
Bring the Sun into this dark, dark night
That's why I'm gonna be the light
Open the door and then just go outside
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
That's why I'm gonna be the light
Bring the Sun into this dark, dark night
That's why I'm gonna be the light
Open the door and then just go outside