THE EXIT THEORY — Coda: That Includes You

[Ember + Rook] [Intro — machinery, ember crackle] [EMBER — low clean] I get them out I stay behind [ROOK] I go back [EMBER] I know That’s the problem [ROOK] Funny I was about to say the same thing [Verse 1 — EMBER] I move first Take the hit Keep them standing That’s the job [ROOK] No That’s the habit [EMBER] It works [ROOK] Until it kills you [EMBER] People get home [ROOK] You’re people [brief silence] [EMBER] Don’t [ROOK] You asked for honest [Pre-Chorus — ROOK] My father taught me steel is replaceable walls are replaceable people aren’t [EMBER] So you came back for me [ROOK] Yes [EMBER] Knowing the risk [ROOK] Yes [EMBER] Why? [ROOK] Because that includes you [Chorus — BOTH] That includes you When we count who makes it home That includes you When one of us has to let go Keep the door open Keep every exit clear Stay because you choose it Not because there’s nowhere else from here No martyrs No saints No life worth less than two If everybody matters That includes you [Verse 2 — EMBER] My turn [ROOK] Go ahead [EMBER] You walk into danger like your life is equipment Use it Break it Replace it [ROOK] That’s not what he taught me [EMBER] No It’s what you did with it [ROOK] Ember— [EMBER] You came back for me I come back for you [ROOK] You don’t get to decide that [EMBER] Exactly [pause] [ROOK — quiet] Damn you [EMBER] You started this [Pre-Chorus 2] [ROOK] If you count— [EMBER] You count [ROOK] If I go in— [EMBER] I follow [ROOK] That is a terrible plan [EMBER] Then stop making me use it [Chorus — BOTH] That includes you When we count who makes it home That includes you When the whole damn structure goes Keep the door open Keep every exit clear I’ll never make you stay But I will not let you disappear No martyrs No saints No life we throw away If everybody matters We do too [Bridge — stripped bare] [ROOK] My father said people matter more than safety [EMBER] And you left yourself out [ROOK] So did you [EMBER] Then we learned it wrong [ROOK] Incomplete [EMBER] Fine Finish it [ROOK] You count [EMBER] You count [ROOK] Come home [EMBER] You too [Breakdown — alternating harsh vocals] [ROOK] YOU ARE NOT THE PRICE [EMBER] YOU ARE NOT THE SHIELD [ROOK] I WILL NOT SPEND YOU [EMBER] I WILL NOT LOSE YOU [BOTH] NO MARTYRS NO SAINTS NO ONE LEFT BEHIND IF WE SAVE EVERYBODY WE SAVE EACH OTHER THIS TIME [Bridge 2 — intimate clean] [EMBER] I still don’t know if I’m enough [ROOK] I know [EMBER] That’s it? [ROOK] That’s it You don’t have to believe me yet [EMBER] And if I never do? [ROOK] Then I’ll keep being right [EMBER — breath of laughter] Jerk [ROOK] Yeah [Final Chorus — BOTH] That includes you When we count who makes it home That includes you When we’re old and the fires are gone Keep the door open Let every exit stay Because I want your choice tomorrow Not your promise made today No martyrs No saints No more dying to prove That everybody matters That includes you [EMBER] I know where the exits are [ROOK] I know how hot you run [EMBER] If I tell you to leave again— [ROOK] I’ll turn my face toward you like you’re the sun [EMBER] And if you go back alone again— [ROOK] Come get me [EMBER] I will [Final Breakdown — BOTH] WE STAY BECAUSE WE CAN LEAVE WE STAY BECAUSE WE BOTH CHOOSE THIS DOOR OPEN EYES OPEN NO ONE OWES THE OTHER THEIR LIFE AND IF ONE OF US RUNS TOWARD THE FIRE THE OTHER SAYS COME BACK NOT GOODBYE [Outro — heartbeat, machinery settling] [ROOK] People are worth the risk [EMBER] That includes you [ROOK] That includes you too [pause] [EMBER] Come home [ROOK] With you [complete silence]