Before the Light

A morning song for the hour before courage arrives — fingerpicked guitar, a warming voice, and the exact minute the sun clears the breakwater.

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Figure crossing a misty field at sunrise, artwork for Before the Light

Before the Light was written during our sunrise singing circle — an open weekly session where anyone can come and warm up with the day.

The arrangement never rises above a whisper until the final chorus. One acoustic guitar, recorded on the studio porch; a soft choir of six students who had never sung together before that morning; and field recordings of the harbor waking up — halyards, gulls, a distant ferry horn that lands exactly on the downbeat.

It is our anthem for beginners: proof that a voice does not need to be loud to be certain.

ReleasedJanuary 2026

Duration4:02

RecordedStudio Porch

Key / TempoC major · 66 BPM

From the Song

“Sing it low before the light,
soft enough to keep —
morning only finds the ones
who dare to sing half-asleep.”