Northern Lights, Quiet and Cold

[Title: Northern Lights, Quiet and Cold] [My Vocals 70%] [Intro] [Close-mic spoken word, quiet and restrained] I keep on glidin’ around I keep on glidin’ around On the board Staring up [Verse 1] [Spoken word rhythm, minimal melody] Paddle slow Huge lake Pine smoke Sky awake Deep water Cold and still Hard earth Against my back Breath slows Eyes go up Green light falling Over us Purple ribbons Untie the sky Gold fades out Stars come through All that color Moving through [Pre-Chorus] [Soft spoken-sung lift, no belting] I came down From cloud nine Found my breath In the night sky [Short Chorus] [Quiet refrain, mostly spoken] Quiet and cold It feels so real now Northern lights Rolling wide now I go quiet Under northern lights [Verse 2] [Spoken word, intimate and grounded] Smoke curls Owls sing Somebody laughs At everything Cocktails cold In our hands Hats pulled low Bundled in layers Campfire smoke In our hair Friends still laughing Through the trees That kind of sound That sets you free No agenda Messy hair All that laughter Everywhere [Pre-Chorus] [Soft and centered] Campfire smoke Most of us are dreaming But I’m not floating I am here breathing [Short Chorus] [Quiet refrain, no power vocal] Quiet and cold It feels so real now Northern lights Rolling wide now I go quiet Under northern lights [Bridge] [Whispered spoken word, very close] Alone in my tent In the blue-black air Nylon glowing With the moon out there My breath is small My body curls up Eyes getting heavy In the cold hush Hat pulled low Blanket tucked close Halfway to dreaming But I still know Quiet and cold Quiet and cold Almost asleep I feel it now