Lyrics

Verse 1
We were up past midnight, fireworks in our bones
Counting down the seconds like we’re dialing up a phone
Streetlights blinking silver, the sidewalks breathing steam
You whispered, “Here’s to starting clean,” like laughter in a dream
Pre-Chorus
All the clocks are shedding skin
All the odds reset again
Every wish we didn’t say
Rises with the light today
Chorus
New Year’s Day, we’re wide awake
Paper crowns and hearts remade
Coffee cups and window rain
Names we’ll write and vows we’ll say
Hold my hand, don’t look away
From the spark that found its way
Every ending learns to pray
Into the dawn of New Year’s Day
Verse 2
We taped up resolutions on the fridge with crooked stars
Promised we’d forgive ourselves for all our lightning scars
Called your mother, left a laugh, said we’re learning how to stay
I kissed your open trembling palms, felt winter melt away
Pre-Chorus
All the noise is fading slow
Like the tide that comes and goes
In the quiet, something true
Starts to breathe between me and you
Chorus
New Year’s Day, we’re wide awake
Paper crowns and hearts remade
Coffee cups and window rain
Names we’ll write and vows we’ll say
Hold my hand, don’t look away
From the spark that found its way
Every ending learns to pray
Into the dawn of New Year’s Day
Bridge
Let the past be lantern light swinging on a string
Guide us through the alleyways to where the robins sing
If we break, we’ll break like dawn—scattering the night
Gold along the rooftops, mercy in the light
Breakdown Count the breath, the second chance
Shuffle off the old year’s dance
Open windows, let it in
Let the morning find our grin
Verse 3
We’ll plant a little basil in the chipped ceramic bowl
Water it with laughter, let the roots forgive the cold
Write a letter to our future, tuck it in a drawer
Seal it with a promise: love is always making more
Pre-Chorus
Every scar a stitched-in star
Mapping who we really are
Pointing us a tender way
Through the hush of New Year’s Day
Chorus
New Year’s Day, we’re wide awake
Paper crowns and hearts remade
Coffee cups and window rain
Names we’ll write and vows we’ll say
Hold my hand, don’t look away
3:41
From the spark that found its way
Every ending learns to pray
Into the dawn of New Year’s DaySo here’s to all the quiet starts
To borrowed light and mended hearts
We’ll walk the long, forgiving way
Hand in hand, New Year’s Day