Something in That Orange Glow

Verse 1
Sunsets used to mean the end of the day,Back when the worst thing was bills to pay.But in that other place, when the sky turned bright,Orange meant trouble creeping into the night.Tracer rounds lit up the horizon line,Like shooting stars crossed with landmines.Every dusk my stomach would drop,Wondering who’d make it, who’d get stopped.
Verse 2
Now I’m back home on this quiet hill,Watching that same sun sink behind the mill.Orange streaks paint the evening sky,Kids chase fireflies, neighbors drive by.I feel my chest tighten out of old reflex,Brain still wired for what comes next.But then you slip your hand in mine real slow,And there’s something softer in that glow.
Pre-Chorus
Same color, different meaning now—Somehow you’ve turned it around.
Chorus
There’s something in that orange glow,Where the fear used to live, now the peace starts to grow.It’s the color of the life that I almost lost,Painted on a sky that’s worth the cost.I see fire and I see home,War and love all rolled into one tone.Yeah, there’s something in that orange light—It means I made it through the night.
Bridge
I’ll never unsee what that color once meant—But with you, it’s a gift, not just a threat.

* Instruments: Fingerpicked acoustic, reverb-y electric, light percussion, subtle strings