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Searchlight

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Searchlight was released on November 18, 2025 by Atlantic Records as a part of the album Searchlight - Single

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Shinedown

Performer

Brent Smith

Vocals

Eric Bass

Bass

Barry Kerch

Drums

Zach Myers

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Brent Smith

Songwriter

Dave Bassett

Songwriter

Eric Bass

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dave Bassett

Producer

Eric Bass

Producer

Eric Wayne Rickert

Eric Wayne Rickert

Assistant Engineer

Ricky Sanders

Drum Technician

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm a new soul working my way down an old road

Asphalt churches all around

Roots break through this deep foundation

Can't find my place on solid ground

[PreChorus]

No one taught me how to let go

Been hanging by a thread on a tightrope

And you can't speak what you don't know

That's for sure

[Chorus]

So don't wait up for me

I don't need your searchlight

While you're fast asleep

I'm running free, yeah, it's alright

I know you had a plan, but that's not who I am

I don't know where I land, but I don't need

Your searchlight to see anymore

[Verse 2]

Raindrops fall and they feel like the open ocean

Spider webs shimmer in the dark

These movies play out in slow motion

Cobwebs linger in the heart

[PreChorus]

No one taught me how to let go

Been hanging by a thread on a tightrope

But you can still learn what you don't know

That's for sure

[Chorus]

So don't wait up for me

I don't need your searchlight

While you're fast asleep

I'm running free, yeah, it's alright

I know you had a plan, but that's not who I am

I don't know where I land, but I don't need

Your searchlight to see anymore

[Bridge]

I'm a new soul working my way down an old road

Just looking for a place on solid ground

[Chorus]

So don't wait up for me

I don't need your searchlight

While you're fast asleep

I'm running free, yeah, it's alright

I know you had a plan, but that's not who I am

I don't know where I land, but I don't need

Your searchlight to see anymore

Written by: Brent Smith, Dave Bassett, Eric Bass

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