Save a Quiet Light

[Intro]
(Funky syncopated bass groove with chopped breakbeats and breath ad-libs)

[Verse 1]
I spent the years pouring water into broken jars
Reaching out to catch the falling of another's stars
Stretching my hands until the fingers started to fray
Giving every piece of my own warmth away
But you cannot light the dark if you are burning out
Whispering belief into another's doubt

[Chorus]
There is a reservoir, a deeper well inside
Don't let the river run completely dry
Fierce and gentle, let the circle turn
A lesson that the heart must slowly learn
To keep enough love for everyone
And save a quiet light for yourself when day is done

[Verse 2]
(Bass slides and intricate beatbox transitions)
It is not selfish to protect the spark you hold
To wrap your own cold shoulders in the velvet fold
A quiet room where no one else can make demands
Rebuilding courage with your own two hands
For how can you hold up the world when you start to fall?
You have to love the one who answers when they call

[Chorus]
There is a reservoir, a deeper well inside
Don't let the river run completely dry
Fierce and gentle, let the circle turn
A lesson that the heart must slowly learn
To keep enough love for everyone
And save a quiet light for yourself when day is done

[Bridge]
(Half-time shift, piano counterpoint, evolving syncopated groove)
A cup that overflows must first be filled to the brim
In the quiet waters where the shadows grow slim
Love is not a currency that wastes away
But a fire you must feed so it can stay

[Guitar Solo]
(Angular melodic progressive riffs, busy bass counter-melody)

[Chorus]
There is a reservoir, a deeper well inside
Don't let the river run completely dry
Fierce and gentle, let the circle turn
A lesson that the heart must slowly learn
To keep enough love for everyone
And save a quiet light for yourself when day is done

[Outro]
(Stop-start rhythmic fake-outs, fading bass harmonics and chopped syllables)
Keep a light for yourself...
When the day is done.