[Verse 1]
Mark the calendar, twice a year, no shortcut, no reset—
Six months circle back around, a quiet kind of test.
Kill the breaker, kettle cold, let the silence do the teaching,
Candles humming low, the fridge door holding still, not reaching.
We relearn the flashlight's weight, the radio's static hum,
This is how a household learns to breathe when the grid goes numb.
No phone charger, no screen glow, just the dark and what we know.
[Chorus]
Cada seis meses, apaga la luz,
Practice makes the panic soft, not paralyzed, not stuck.
Un fin de semana sin corriente, sin prisa, sin miedo,
Every half a year we drill, so the dark stays quiet, not a secret.
[Verse 2]
Between the drills there's homework too, a habit small and steady,
One report a month, so when it hits, your plan is already ready.
Texas, twenty-twenty-one, the pipes froze in the dark,
Millions shivering for days — that failure left a mark.
Read what went wrong, write down what you'd do,
Update the binder, add a line, make the old plan new.
[Chorus]
Cada seis meses, apaga la luz,
Practice makes the panic soft, not paralyzed, not stuck.
Un fin de semana sin corriente, sin prisa, sin miedo,
Every half a year we drill, so the dark stays quiet, not a secret.
[Bridge]
Rogers fell in twenty-two, a whole country lost the signal,
Cell towers silent, cards declined, the lesson wasn't subtle.
Quebec's ice storm, ninety-eight, the wires bowed and broke,
Five million dark for weeks on end beneath the frozen smoke.
Cada informe es un espejo — mira, aprende, cambia,
Cada mes una lectura, y tu plan se vuelve amplia.
Three storms, three years, one steady thread to follow.
[Verse 3]
So keep the habit humble: read, revise, repeat,
A monthly page, a half-year drill, resilience on your feet.
Write the water numbers down, the batteries, the cash,
Because the calm you practiced quiet outlasts the frantic crash.
No hero moment, just a habit worn in like a stone,
The plan that's tested twice a year won't leave you on your own.
[Verse 4]
Teach the kids the meeting spot, the neighbor's spare house key,
Show them where the shutoffs hide, the map of what could be.
A generator's only good if someone knows the switch,
A go-bag packed with steady hands beats scrambling in a ditch.
Community's the backup grid when your own lights go down,
Share the drill, the read, the plan — pass resilience 'round the town.
This isn't fear, it's just the math of showing up prepared.
[Chorus]
Cada seis meses, apaga la luz,
Practice makes the panic soft, not paralyzed, not stuck.
Un fin de semana sin corriente, sin prisa, sin miedo,
Every half a year we drill, so the dark stays quiet, not a secret.
[Outro]
Seis meses, un mes, otra vez,
Read it, drill it, live it — that's the rule you keep.
Sin luz, sin miedo, con un plan,
Home is steady when you practice how to stand.