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Kitchen clock, single chair, soft tick. We lay our jackets on the rail to dry. Stay— don’t— fade— A neighbour’s radio thins to whisper. At the window, the last light holds— steady as a pulse you can live by.
Alternative version
Day thins. Sirens sleep. Last light on the window—dead air says my name. Kitchen clock, single chair; phones go quiet, streets go thin— that’s when the real work begins. If the night gets heavy, we get loud; if the world goes quiet, we stand. Stay— hold the fire we made. Streetlight flickers like a tired eye; rain lays mirrors on the tar. Every “I’m fine” I had to fake taught my throat how to break— and breaking isn’t the end, but a door to breath. If the past wants my breath, I sing back what’s left. No crown, no sign—just your hand in mine. Breathe in. Begin.
Lyrics
(Oh—) Day dim fades, sirens sleep, We hold fast, vow we keep. Last light on the windowpane, Dead air calling out my name. Kitchen clock and a single chair, I’m still here, I’m still there. Phones go quiet, streets go thin, That’s where the real work begins. If the night gets heavy, We get loud. If the world goes quiet, We stand proud. I don’t need a perfect ending, I need a reason to keep mending. Stay— Stay, don’t fade, Hold the fire that we made. Stay, don’t fade, We’re the spark that won’t behave. Last light, loud heart, When the silence tries to tear us apart. Last light, loud heart, We don’t quit, we restart. (Whoa-oh-oh) breathe in, (Whoa-oh-oh) begin. Streetlight flicker like a tired eye, Rain on the tar making mirrors lie. Every “you’re fine” I had to fake Taught my throat how to finally break. But breaking isn’t the end of me, It’s the door where I learn to breathe. If the past wants to take my breath, I sing back what’s left. If the night gets heavy, We get loud. If the world goes quiet, We stand proud. I don’t need a perfect ending, I need a reason to keep mending. Don’t— fade— Stay, don’t fade, Hold the fire that we made. Stay, don’t fade, We’re the spark that won’t behave. Last light, loud heart, When the silence tries to tear us apart. Last light, loud heart, We don’t quit, we restart. (Whoa-oh-oh) breathe in, (Whoa-oh-oh) begin. Breathe in, Begin, Let it hurt, Then mend. No crown, No sign, Just your hand In mine. Now— Stay, don’t fade… [Lead] Stay— [BVs] DON’T FADE! [Lead] Loud— [BVs] HEART! Breathe in… begin…
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