Prompt:

[Intro: Soft piano, flickering porch-light buzz, moth wings fluttering, vinyl crackle, slow 808 pulse, raspy whisper] (Mm... yeah) Porch light on at three a.m., I'm circlin' your name I know the burn's comin' back, but I'm flyin' just the same (Ooh... hold on) [Verse 1: Raspy melodic rap-singing, plucked acoustic guitar, soft rolling 808s, hypnotic and aching] Camera roll got seven thousand pictures of your hands Sunsets that I screenshotted 'cause I couldn't hold the sand Know your coffee order, know your birthday, know your song Know the way you laugh when you're tryna act strong Ain't seen you in a year, but I still check your page Watchin' that little green light like a bird inside a cage Typed "I miss you" forty times, never hit send Delete it, type it, delete it, then I start again Told my brothers I'm over you, they see right through me Say I'm talkin' to a ghost, but the ghost still hears me [Pre-Chorus: Strings rise, hi-hats start rolling, 808 cuts out, voice trembling and warm] And I know it ain't healthy, I know it ain't right But the dark got a hole in the shape of your light Every time I swear I'm done, I'm a liar and I know Your name on my lips like a song I can't let go [Chorus: Huge sung hook, gospel choir, heavy 808s, warm piano chords, stacked harmonies, ad-libs on every line] I'm a moth to your porch light, ya heard (ugh!) Know it burns, but I'm flyin', on my mama, that's the word Fa sho, I'ma circle 'til my wings turn to dust Call it love, call it sickness, call it what you must Moth to your porch light, ya heard Twin, I'd rather burn in your glow than freeze in the dark (Ugh! Yeah, huh!) [Post-Chorus: Drums thin out, filtered guitar loop, flickering light sound, whispered ad-libs] (Flicker... flicker) (Just one more circle) (Say it louder, say it louder) [Verse 2: Darker minor guitar riff, tight snares, more honest and desperate delivery, close to the mic] Took the long way home, past the street where you stay Told myself, "Don't look," then I looked anyway Your curtains painted yellow, your life moved on fine And I'm parked in my memory, a million miles behind Kept your hoodie in a drawer, washed it once and cried 'Cause the smell of you was leavin', I ain't ready to say bye They say love's a river, you just let it run But I built a dam around you, now I'm choking on the sun I got your voicemails saved, I know them word for word Heartbeat in the static of a love that I deserved [Pre-Chorus: Strings swell, 808 drops out, voice cracks higher] And I know it ain't healthy, I know it ain't right You were never a home, just a flame in the night Still I rattle at the glass like I'm bound to the glow Beggin' for a fire that I know can't grow [Chorus: Full power, choir louder, double-time hi-hats, big 808 slides, soulful ad-libs] I'm a moth to your porch light, ya heard (ugh!) Know it burns, but I'm flyin', on my mama, that's the word Fa sho, I'ma circle 'til my wings turn to dust Call it love, call it sickness, call it what you must Moth to your porch light, ya heard Twin, I'd rather burn in your glow than freeze in the dark (Ugh! Yeah, huh!) [Verse 3: Stripped back, piano and low 808 only, half-spoken, intimate, honest and self-aware] Therapist said, "Son, what do you really miss?" I said, "Her," then I sat there, shakin' like this She said, "Was it her, or the way that you felt? The warm in the cold you were dealt?" I ain't want a woman, I wanted a light Somethin' to stare at so I don't face the night Lighthouse in the distance, I mistook it for the sun Now the boat's in the water, and I'm learnin' how to run Maybe love ain't a prison, maybe it's a door Maybe I been knockin' on the wrong one before [Interlude: Weeping electric guitar solo, drums drop out, soft wings fluttering, choir hums softly] (Ooh... ooh... yeah...) [Bridge: Half-time, piano and one raw vocal, whispered then rising, gospel choir enters on the last line] Lord, I'm tired of the circles, tired of the flame Tired of every sunrise that's got her name If the night got a moon, then maybe I can see That the dark ain't my enemy, it's just me Moths don't need a porch light when the stars come out Maybe I can learn what the quiet's about (Hold on... hold on...) Lord, help me let go [Beat Switch: Drums slam back in, bigger 808s, choir and strings full, key lift, emotional peak, hopeful tone] [Final Chorus: Powerful, cracked vocal, stacked harmonies, ad-libs over the top, new hopeful lyrics] I was a moth to your porch light, ya heard (ugh!) Burned my wings, but I'm learnin', on my mama, that's the word Fa sho, I'ma fly now with the dust on my skin Call it healin', call it growin', let the new day in Moth to your porch light, ya heard Twin, I'd rather chase the sun than live inside your glow (Ugh! Yeah, huh! Let it go!) [Outro: Piano alone, wing flutters fade, porch-light buzz clicks off, one last guitar note, soft spoken line] Click... the light goes out (I'm okay... I'm okay in the dark) [End] [Extended Verse - Part 1: Slow piano and soft 808, raspy half-sung storytelling, hypnotic and low] Let me tell you how a heart turns into a clock Every tick is your name, every tock is a knock Wake up at the same time, three-oh-seven, every night Like the dark got an alarm and your ghost is the light Counted every ceiling crack, gave 'em all a name Named the biggest one after you, I'm ashamed Sleep with the TV on just to hear a voice Static sounds like love when you don't have a choice Ate lunch in the car where you laughed at my jokes Played the song you hated, 'cause the hate felt like hope Bought two coffees once, set one on the dash Watched it go cold, like the dream and the cash I been talkin' to the mirror like it's you and me Askin' what I did wrong, and it says, "Nothin' to see" [Extended Verse - Part 2: Guitar riff enters, hi-hats and 808s build, anxious and driven] Friends say, "Bro, you good?" I say, "Yeah, I'm fine" Smile like a magazine, but the pages are lines Work don't fit my hands, food don't hit my tongue Every song on the radio is a song you sung Lost ten pounds and a few good friends Lost the man I was before the love began Told the world I'm healing, told myself it's true But I healed like a bruise that I kept pressin' through I rehearse a conversation that I'll never have Five hundred versions, and I lose in every half Hear you're happy now, and I say, "Good for you" Then I cry in the shower where the water can't see through I'm a moth in a mansion, windows locked, lights on Bangin' on the glass 'til the whole night is gone [Pre-Chorus: Strings swell, 808 drops out, voice cracks higher] And I know it ain't healthy, I know it ain't right You were never a home, just a flame in the night Still I rattle at the glass like I'm bound to the glow Beggin' for a fire that I know can't grow [Chorus: Full power, choir louder, double-time hi-hats, big 808 slides, soulful ad-libs] I'm a moth to your porch light, ya heard (ugh!) Know it burns, but I'm flyin', on my mama, that's the word Fa sho, I'ma circle 'til my wings turn to dust Call it love, call it sickness, call it what you must Moth to your porch light, ya heard Twin, I'd rather burn in your glow than freeze in the dark (Ugh! Yeah, huh!) [Extended Verse - Part 4: Beat slams back in, bigger 808s, gospel choir, hopeful and triumphant] So I opened the window, let the wind come in Let the whole night breathe and let the new day begin Took the pictures off the wall, put the candle in the drawer Deleted what I typed, and I didn't need no more If you ever see me, I'ma smile and say, "Hey" Not 'cause I forgot, but 'cause I found my own way Moth to the porch light, now I fly by the sun Dust on my wings, but I'm learnin' how to run (Moth to the porch light... I'm free... ya heard)