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BRIGHT by ZAYN

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ZAYN

BRIGHT

Release date: 25th March 2016

From Mind Of Mine (Deluxe Edition)
Track 16
2:56
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About This Track

A late-night portrait of desire and intoxication, 'Bright' finds Zayn caught between the thrill of a new connection and the fog of getting high. The song moves through snapshots: a first kiss, a last goodbye, a dance that breaks him free from some unnamed cage. The production sits in that space between restraint and release, letting the vocals breathe across minimal arrangements. The hook circles back to a single imperative: he wants to see her bright, stripped of artifice and flash. There's a tension running through the track between what's real and what's obscured by the haze of the moment. She's described as kryptonite, dangerous and magnetic at once, staying in his space whilst he tries to cut through the noise and see her clearly. The repetition of the chorus builds a kind of hypnotic pull, the desire to perceive someone truly becoming its own form of intoxication.

"BRIGHT" is a track by ZAYN, from the album Mind Of Mine (Deluxe Edition), released 25th March 2016. The track is 2:56 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about ZAYN.

About the Artist

ZAYN

ZAYN

Lyrics

BRIGHT

I found my life in between shots and getting high
The cage I was in fell away when she asked me to dance again
I found my life in between a first kiss and a last goodbye
The dust settled down, now I can see through the crowd
I'm loving the colorway
Surrounding your colored eyes
Though she is the kryptonite
She stays in my crib tonight
I light her like dynamite, load her like gigabyte
Turn out the fucking lights, I wanna see you bright
Oh, I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you
For the love in my mind
Love for the bass
She likes getting high yeah
Just for the day
She's different in night
She knows what I say
Free of the flash, dirt on your shoes
I don't know you
I'm loving the colorway
Surrounding your colored eyes
Though she is the Kryptonite
She stays in my crib tonight
I light her like dynamite, load her like gigabyte
Turn out the fucking lights, I wanna see you bright
Oh, I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you
I found my life in between shots and getting high
The cage I was in fell away when she asked me to dance again
Oh, I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you
Oh, I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you bright (oh)
I wanna see you

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Track details

From Mind Of Mine (Deluxe Edition)

2:562016
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Album
Mind Of Mine (Deluxe Edition)
Mind Of Mine (Deluxe Edition)
ZAYN
25th March 2016
Track number
16
Release year
2016
  1. 1MiNd Of MiNdd (Intro)
    0:57
  2. 2PILLOWTALK
    3:23
  3. 3iT's YoU
    3:47
  4. 4BeFoUr
    3:29

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Harold Lilly, Malay, ZAYN
    Producer
    Malay
    Bass
    Malay
    Guitar
    Malay
    Keyboards
    Malay
    Vocals
    ZAYN
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Chris Galland, Ike Schultz
    Background Vocals
    Harold Lilly
    Mixing Engineer
    Manny Marroquin
    Programmer
    Malay
    Recording Engineer
    Malay
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