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Sunrise

By Brandon Heath

779 views Sep 14, 2026 updated What If We album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Brandon Heath describes a night that won't end rather than naming what caused it — someone who "can't find the words," who's "not done drinkin'" even though "the well's run dry," lying awake "on the very edge" until morning feels impossibly far off. The details stay vague on purpose; the exhaustion is the point, not the backstory.

His answer isn't a fix for whatever's wrong — it's smaller and more patient than that: "all you need is a sunrise, just a moment of dawn." Heath doesn't promise the wait will be short — "it's gonna take you a little more time" — only that it will end: "the sun's gonna find you."

That patience matches Lamentations 3:22-23's promise that God's mercies are "new every morning," and Psalm 30:5's assurance that weeping may last through the night, but "joy cometh in the morning." Heath's whole song sits in that overnight stretch, choosing to trust the sunrise is coming before there's any visible sign of it yet.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

[Verse 1]

You wanna sound off, but you can't find the words to

Nothin' makes sense in the way that it used to

Can't find the plus in the positive thinkin'

The well's run dry and you're not done drinkin'


[Chorus]

Clouds start comin' and the sky will fall

Clock stares back from the bedroom wall

Now you're breathing just to make it through the night


[Chorus]

All you need is a sunrise

Just a moment of dawn

If you're lost in the twilight

Close your eyes and move on

When you're tired in the waiting

Even though it's gonna take you

A little more time

Just a little more time; the sun's gonna find you


[Verse 2]

Holding your days like a stack of paper

Then you're chasing the wind as the pages scatter

You can save a few, but you can't get 'em all back

So get out fast with your heart in tact


[Verse 3]

Find yourself on the very edge

Lying awake in an empty bed

Now you're breathin' just to make it through the night


[Chorus]

All you need is a sunrise

Just a moment of dawn

If you're lost in the twilight

Close your eyes and move on

When you're tired in the waiting

You know it's gonna take you

A little more time

Just a little more time; the sun's gonna find you

Just a little more time; the sun's gonna find you


[Chorus]

Clouds start comin' and the sky will fall

Clock stares back from the bedroom wall

Now you're breathing just to make it through the night


[Chorus]

All you need is a sunrise

Just a moment of dawn

If you're lost in the twilight

Close your eyes and move on

When you're tired in the waiting

You know it's gonna take you

A little more time

Just a little more time; the sun's gonna find you

Just a little more time; the sun's gonna find you

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