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If shadow comes to bargain with my light, I count to three and face it without flinch. They loan me doubts; I pay in grains of bright— fine fallout caught in every finger-cinch. Sweet is not soft: there’s steel behind the gloss, a spine that learned to sing beneath a strain. The room keeps time; I step and take no loss— my courage stamps the toll on every lane. Turn: minor keys arrive, attempt to rule, their murmurs trying to redraw my scale; I shake them off like water from a pool, rise dripping gold and watch their kingdom pale. So throne me not—just see the dark withdraw; this glitter’s law is what the night must awe.
Alternative version
When the shadow clocks in, I clock brighter. They try a sideways laugh; I keep the stage light after. Sweet on the tongue, spine set true; I don’t ask leave to do what I do. Doubt walks bassline-low— I flip the breaker; let it go. Count to three—strike the pose; watch moths choose the exit signs over rows. Glitter vs shadow—no sermon, just proof: soft knuckles, bold roof. Heart full of ember; hands full of ordinary gold— tokens, hairpins, bus fare I refused to fold. An alley marquee flickers against my back; it spells my name wrong, I keep it like that. If I shake, I shake it out; if I fear, I call it out. Every “you can’t” gets spooled into wire— cool-burn sparkle; stubborn fire.
Lyrics
If the shadow shows up, I show up brighter. They try to dim me with a sideways laugh, I turn that pressure into stage-light aftermath. Sweet on my tongue, steel in my spine, I don’t need permission to take what’s mine. I can feel the doubt like a bassline low, So I flip that switch and I let it go. Count to three, then I strike that pose, Watch the glitter beat the shadows. Glitter versus shadow, I’m the light that wins the battle. Cute but I’m strong, soft but I’m bold, Heart full of fire, hands full of gold. Glitter versus shadow, I don’t run, I go higher—**now**. When the night says no, I say go, Watch the glitter take the throne—**yeah**. I’ve got a chorus of clouds behind me, Fairy dust proof that you can’t bind me. If the dark tries to steal my glow, I sparkle louder, I steal the show. I can feel the doubt like a bassline low, So I flip that switch and I let it go. Count to three, then I strike that pose, Watch the glitter beat the shadows. Glitter versus shadow, I’m the light that wins the battle. Cute but I’m strong, soft but I’m bold, Heart full of fire, hands full of gold. Glitter versus shadow, I don’t run, I go higher—**now**. When the night says no, I say go, Watch the glitter take the throne—**yeah**. If I shake, I shake it out, If I fear, I face it now. Every “you can’t” turns into fuel, I sparkle sharp, I sparkle cool. **Hands up—level up!** Glitter versus shadow, I’m the light that wins the battle. Cute but I’m strong, soft but I’m bold, Heart full of fire, hands full of gold. Glitter versus shadow, I don’t run, I go higher—**now**. When the night says no, I say go, Watch the glitter take the throne—**yeah**. x2 Glitter wins. Every time.
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