A heartfelt acoustic journey from external pressure and expectation to self-rediscovery.
Beginning in quiet reflection and rising into a soaring choir-backed mantra, the song celebrates the truth that joy isn’t earned — it's been inside you all along.
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The Light is Always On
©Jim Molinelli
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[Verse 1]
They asked "what will you be when you get older?"
I said "smiling and joyful every day."
They said joy is something you must earn, son
So I tried to hide my feelings away.
But, the light was always on.
[Chorus]
(It was inside all along).
The light was always on.
(It was inside all along).
The light was always on....
(It was inside all along).
The light was always on.
[Verse 2]
They measured my worth with their numbers,
I was placed in a cage of paper and time.
They woke me with new goals from my slumbers,
They said that "living" was making a dime.
But the light was always on…
[Chorus]
(It was inside all along).
The light was always on.
(It was inside all along).
The light was always on....
(It was inside all along).
The light was always on.
[Verse 3]
I ran through mazes built to control me,
I traded years for a title and name.
I gave them power to buy and to sell me,
But their "success" could not extinguish my flame.
But the light was always on...
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[Bridge]
They tried to shut it off,
With their structure and their rules,
You can’t dim the light forever.
It eventually shines through.
[Verse 4]
So I let go of all their labels that define me,
I find myself enjoying life much more.
My joy was never theirs, they can't deny me,
Joy lives inside you too... it’s already yours.
The light is always on.
[Chorus]
(It was inside all along).
The light is always on.
(It was inside all along).
The light is always on....
(It was inside all along).
The light is always on.
[Chorus]
(It was inside all along),
The light is always on.
(It was inside all along).
The light is always on...
(It was inside all along).
The light is always on...
It was inside you all along.
Now you see the light is on.
The light is always on.
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