Week 16 - prophisee - Sun Dog

This week's topic was inspiration from a sun dog I saw sailing which is a special rainbow like phenomenon that rarely happens off clouds at sunrise or sunset. Pulled out a metaphor for missing life's rewards if you aren't tuned into the present moment and paying attention. › lyrics‹ lyrics [CHORUS] Late night you’re wide awake Late night you’re wide awake Can’t hold on before it drifts away Blow another second like a hand grenade [VERSE] Rainbow halo tango, in a kaleidoscope Sundown crystals glow while I wait on the waves The day falls into a haze Stay too long it decays I tried to see the sky But missed the blaze I’ll glide while I’m alive Won’t count the days From morning until night Remain in tune with sun and moon Cuz on a moments notice soon the earth will burn the life you missed My goal is to write better lyrics this year so I've been following the process and frameworks from Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison. This is the first time I've had success with the "rhyme worksheet". Haven't found it massively helpful for hooks but it helped me string together a passable rap verse in 5m once the sheet was done. Shared it in the idea section. › idea and narrative‹ idea and narrative A sun dog as a metaphorical reward for presence and seizing the moment Saw one while sailing at sunset. Background: The only appear at sunrise and sunset. Bright hotspot vs a rainbow. Appear through ice crystals. Light needs to hit the right cloud and get refracted back at exactly 22 degrees. Metaphors: 22 degrees - beauty only snaps into focus both with the right outlook, the right moment, and if you’re paying attention Hotspot - sharpness breaking through the haze. Emotions, fulfillment of desire, etc › object writing‹ object writing Cruising and bobbing along. Moving is a slow but effortless glide. Not like the feeling in a car, where something feels a bit contrived and unnatural about the coasting. More like riding a bike down a hill. This is the natural outcome of harnessing nature. Above the sky is orange and the air is a bit cool. It’s hard to make out all the details around the cranes and ships on the skyline, but a bright light reaches out from the edge of a cloud. Like a rainbow in a tiny spot. Not too bright to look at. Not too dull to miss if you’re looking right at it. Subtle glimmer that feels very out of the usual. Feel free to roast so I can get better 2026 CC Attribution Noncommercial No Derivative Works (BY-NC-ND)