MR. BRIGHTLIGHTS
6/8/2025Aria v1
Verse 1
Heās out in the shed,
Blueprints laid out and a glow in his eye.
āIs that safe?ā she said,
As sparks fly past and he tightens a tie.
Five meters tall,
A Ferris wheel frame,
For teddy bears only, but wild just the same.
Sheās checking the budget, already in pain,
But heās adding more lights to the candy cane.
Chorus
Heās Mr. Brightlights, the king of the scene,
Sheās got receipts and a fire extinguisher clean.
āWeāve got three kids, a fridge on the fritz,
And youāre wiring reindeer to do backflips?ā
But the neighbourhoodās near and the cameras are live,
Heās on the roof with a grin and a power drive.
Sheās the reason it doesnāt all burn down at night,
And heās chaos and glitter, heās Mr. Brightlights.
Verse 2
The 3-year-oldās climbing the wheel from below,
The 5-year-oldās taped fairy lights to the hose.
The teenās making memes of the setup gone wrong,
While Mum just keeps sipping and humming a song.
Heās rerouted mains through a broken rice cooker,
Sheās muttering, āThis yearās display needs a booker.ā
He shouts, āItās Kiwi, itās crafty, itās genius design,ā
She replies, āItās a lawsuit waiting to shine.ā
Chorus
Heās Mr. Brightlights ā and sheās full of dread,
Counting the digits in glowing bright red.
Thereās elves doing donuts in a remote-control sleigh,
The teddyās flung off ā but he yells, āThatās okay!ā
Heās all in for wonder, sheās watching the cost,
Adding up the magic, the chaos, the frost.
But the laughter is loud and the kids are all right,
So she rolls her eyes, then hugs him tight.
Bridge
Fifteen years since they lit up their lawn,
With a motorised moose and a Santa that yawned.
Now with kids and a wheel built from scrap,
They still end each December with a laugh and a clap.
Final Chorus
Heās Mr. Brightlights, mad with a drill,
Sheās the glam behind every mechanical thrill.
Theyāre chaos and calm, the dream team of night,
Powered by candy floss, tinsel, and spite.
So bring your bear, let the madness begin,
Thereās no quiet Christmas whe