(Intro - Soft, Spoken/Sung over a single, haunting piano note) I used to stand right where you're standing now... The view from the edge is clearer from the ground... --- (Verse 1) I see you smiling, but the light's not in your eyes They're all around you, feeding you their pretty lies They cheer you on, they fill your glass with golden wine But they won't be there to catch you when you cross that line I know that look, I wore that crown of thorns before You're building walls with bricks from a broken shore And no one's whispering, "Hey, slow it down" No one's telling you the truth in this whole town --- (Pre-Chorus - Music swells slightly, building tension) And I know my voice is just a ghost to you now Just the echo of a love that ran its course, and how But I can't watch you walk into the fire Without trying, one last time... --- (Chorus - Full band kicks in, powerful and soaring) This is a warning, a shot across the bow I'm the one who's screaming, "Stop!" before you take the bow I'm not trying to pull you back, I'm trying to pull you through To the other side of the wreckage I see coming into view I'm calling out to save you from the coming fall This ain't about who's right or wrong, it's about heeding the call 'Cause when the truth comes crashing in and the silence is too loud You'll remember the one who tried... before you hit the ground --- (Verse 2) I watched you treat the ones who loved you like a game Trading hearts for trophies, don't you know they're all the same? You walk on water in their eyes, a king upon the hill But I see the broken parts of you, that you've been trying to kill And I'm not bitter, I'm just terrified for you 'Cause I know that lonely feeling when the party's through When you're left with just the pieces and the mask you wore And no one's there to ask you what it's all for --- (Pre-Chorus) And I know my words are just a ghost to you now A distant memory of a love you've all but drowned But I can't let you walk into the fire Without trying, one last time... --- (Chorus - Even more powerful, with background vocals/harmonies) This is a warning, a shot across the bow I'm the one who's screaming, "Stop!" before you take the bow I'm not trying to pull you back, I'm trying to pull you through To the other side of the wreckage I see coming into view I'm calling out to save you from the coming fall This ain't about who's right or wrong, it's about heeding the call 'Cause when the truth comes crashing in and the silence is too loud You'll remember the one who tried... before you hit the ground --- (Bridge - Music drops down to just a heartbeat-like drum and the piano, vocals are desperate and confessional) And I know... It's hard to hear the truth from a love that you let die It's easier to crucify the messenger than to look inside But I don't want to be right, I just want you to be safe And find your way back home from this reckless, lonely place I'm the one who sees the future 'cause I've lived this bitter past And I'm begging you to see the light before this shadow's cast... --- (Final Chorus - Music explodes. Full power. This is the climax. Drums, bass, soaring strings, a gospel choir in the background. Vocals are powerful, almost a cry.) This is your WARNING! (A shot across the bow!) I'm the one who's SCREAMING! (Before you take the bow!) I'm not trying to pull you back, I'm trying to pull you through! (To the other side!) To the other side of the wreckage I see coming into view! I'm calling out to save you from the coming fall! This ain't about who's right or wrong, it's about heeding the call! 'Cause when the truth comes crashing in and the silence is too loud You'll remember the one who tried... You'll remember the one who cried... The one who stood and testified... Before you hit the ground... --- (Outro - Music fades to just the piano again, a single, sustained note) ...Before you fall. I just wanted to catch you... ...before you fall. Polo energy
