[Intro Instrumental: Fingerpicked acoustic guitar alone. Soft room ambience. Very intimate.]
\n[Intro]
\nJust a crack…
\n(In the shade)<\/p>\n
Just a sliver…
\n(Way was made)<\/p>\n
Through the darkness
\n(Soft and slow)<\/p>\n
Bringing someplace
\n(I used to know)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Light percussion enters. Acoustic guitar continues.]<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nA sliver of sunshine
\n(Slipped into my room)
\nA shine oh so fine
\n(Let the light bloom)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Glockenspiel joins. Harmony vocals begin answering the lead.]<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nShine, shine, shine
\n(Let in the light)
\nShine so fine
\n(Bring in delight)<\/p>\n
Shine, shine, shine
\n(Through the night)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Acoustic fingerpicking returns to the foreground. Soft electric guitar swells underneath.]<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nCurtains parted just a bit
\n(A crack in the gray)
\nOne small beam came drifting in
\n(And chased the clouds away)<\/p>\n
Dust motes danced upon the air
\n(Like stars in the day)
\nTiny sparks of gold and hope
\n(Showing me the way)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Full acoustic strumming joins the fingerpicking.]<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nA sliver of sunshine
\n(Slipped into my room)
\nA shine oh so fine
\n(Let the light bloom)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Glockenspiel brighter. Additional vocal harmonies.]<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nShine, shine, shine
\n(Let in the light)
\nShine so fine
\n(Bring in delight)<\/p>\n
Shine, shine, shine
\n(Through the night)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Warm synth pad enters quietly beneath the acoustic guitar.]<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nOnce in an “after all”
\n(Gaining a little more view)
\nOne bright opening in the wall
\n(To change what’s coming through)<\/p>\n
What seemed dark and permanent
\n(Began to unwind)
\nA narrow ray became enough
\n(To brighten up my mind)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Build begins. Drums become more prominent. Electric guitar sustains.]<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nLittle by little
\n(The shadows retreat)<\/p>\n
Little by little
\n(The darkness meets defeat)<\/p>\n
One small opening
\n(Can start the climb)<\/p>\n
One small sliver
\n(Can change a time)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Full band. Biggest dynamic point of the song.]<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nA sliver of sunshine
\n(Slipped into my room)
\nA shine oh so fine
\n(Let the light bloom)<\/p>\n
A sliver of sunshine
\n(Crossing the floor so slow)
\nA shine oh so fine
\n(Helped a feeling grow)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Glockenspiel sparkles. Harmonies layered. Music begins to relax.]<\/p>\n
[Final Refrain]
\nShine, shine, shine
\n(Let in the light)
\nShine so fine
\n(Bring in delight)<\/p>\n
Shine, shine, shine
\n(Everything’s alright)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Instruments gradually drop away until only acoustic guitar remains.]<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nA sliver of sunshine
\n(Was all it took today)
\nA sliver of sunshine
\n(To help me find my way)<\/p>\n
Just a sliver…
\n(That’s all)<\/p>\n
Just a sliver…
\n(After all)<\/p>\n