Dawn Comes Back Slowly

The night lets go in pieces Not dramatic, not all at once Just a thinning at the edges Like a fist that learns to unclench And the frost still holds the shadows In the low places it can keep But there’s gold in the treeline breathing Like a promise in its sleep I don’t need a miracle I don’t need it to be fast Just something real and steady To outlast the aftercast Dawn comes back slowly Like a truth you learn to trust Like a hand that doesn’t leave you When the world feels sharp and rough I’m not afraid of being quiet I’m afraid of being left So stay until my name feels human Stay until I catch my breath There’s meltwater in the gravel Little rivers finding run Baby green along the timber Like the earth is starting young And I’ve been hard to reach in winter I’ve been snowed-in in my mind But you never called it failure You just stayed and kept the light Let the cold keep its opinion Let it say what it will say We don’t have to fight the season We just have to make a way Dawn comes back slowly Like a truth you learn to trust Like a hand that doesn’t leave you When the world feels sharp and rough I’m not afraid of being quiet I’m afraid of being left So stay until my name feels human Stay until I catch my breath If the years are long as highways If the north is wide as fear We’ll be smaller than the weather And still be here Let the forest keep forgiving Let the creek rewrite the cold I don’t need the world to save me I just need you close, I’m told Dawn comes back slowly But it comes back all the same And the light keeps finding windows Even when we’re afraid I’m not afraid of being quiet I’m afraid of being left So stay until my name feels human Stay until I catch my breath Dawn comes back slowly… and we let it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Creative Credits Artist: Christopher Tharby (Second Voice North) Composition & Concept Development: Christopher Tharby x ChatGPT AI Music Engine: SUNO (Pro) Mix / Mastering Guidance: Assisted via ChatGPT prompts Visual Direction: Christopher Tharby AI Use Disclosure This song was created with the assistance of AI tools: SUNO (music generation) and ChatGPT (songwriting & production guidance). All prompts, direction, and final creative decisions are by the artist, Christopher Tharby. Copyright © 2025 Christopher Tharby / Second Voice North. All rights reserved. Music created using SUNO’s AI music engine (Pro plan) with original prompts, lyrics, and concepts by Christopher Tharby, developed in collaboration with ChatGPT. #SecondVoiceNorth#ChrisAndSam#OriginalMusic#IndieRock#IndieArtist #CanadianArtist#LyricVideo