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Shinedown
Searchlight
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Rock
Searchlight was released on May 29, 2026 by Atlantic Records as a part of the album
EI8HT
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OVERVIEW
LYRICS
Music Video
Music Video
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
Assistant Engineer
Ricky Sanders
Drum Technician
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
I'm an new soul working my way down an old road
I spot churches all around
Roots break through this deep foundation
Can't find my place on solid ground
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
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
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
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
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
I'm a new soul working my way down an old road
Just looking for a place on solid ground
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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