Grief, Memory & Acceptance Collide in SYML’s Haunting Song The White Light of the Morning

Following the haunting Carry No Thing, SYML returns with The White Light of the Morning—a heartbreakingly quiet track that sits in the space between dream and death.

Built on melancholic piano chords, ambient textures, and hushed vocals, it’s SYML at his most vulnerable.

“For months after my dad passed away, I would have these dreams where I am with him… It felt profound and helpless,” Brian Fennell shares.

That ache surfaces in lines like “But I could not save you as you faded out / And I could not contain you, but I feel you now,” capturing the helplessness of watching someone slip away, even in sleep.

The chorus offers a bittersweet kind of solace: “I will meet you in the white light of the morning / In a place with no rage or despair.”

This is not a song that tries to fix grief—it simply stays with it. The White Light of the Morning doesn’t reach for closure.

Instead, it holds open the door for anyone still speaking to someone who isn’t there.

The White Light of the Morning is a quiet reckoning, full of sadness, reverence, and peace. Let it hold you for a moment.

SYML The White Light of the Morning Lyrics

Intro
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Verse 1
I remember the day that I found you
Hiding in plain sight
You were floating in space with a smile on your face
And fighting for dear life

Bridge
But I could not save you as you faded out
And I could not contain you, but I feel you now

Pre-Chorus
I will meet you in the white light of the morning
In a place with no rage or despair
And I wish I could stay but my wish was in vain
My sorrow has been laid bare

Chorus
But I could not save you as you faded out
And I could not contain you, but I feel you now
If I had one moment of clarity from the chaos and the memories
Maybe I’d have seen the signs (Ahh)
The truth is I’m broken the truth is you’ve stolen away
Hidden by the night

Verse 2
I remember the day that I lost you
I held it in my lungs
And in spite of the pain I will breathe out your name
In a language for no one

Bridge
I could not save you (Hmm-hmm-hmm)
No, I could not contain you (Hmm-hmm-hmm)
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Chorus
But I will always love you (Ohh, ahh)
Oh I will always love you (Ohh, ahh)

Outro
I will meet you in the white light of the morning (Hmm-hmm-hmm)
I will meet you in the white light (Hmm-hmm-hmm)
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