(Verse 1) For a couple hours underneath these lights I get to feel larger than life Hear thousands sing the words I wrote Like somehow we all carry the same ghosts But when the amplifiers fade away And the buses pull out after the stage I trade these boots and this guitar For the man I really are (Pre-Chorus) No spotlight glow No screaming crowd Just silence in the midnight now (Chorus) When the lights come down And the echoes disappear I go back to being just another soul down here A father, a friend, a man tryin his best Fightin the same damn fears like everybody else No backstage pass for broken hearts No escape from who we are At the end of every road somehow We all get quiet when the lights come down (Verse 2) There’s dishes in the sink back home Bills stackin up beside the phone Friends fightin battles no one sees Family members leanin on me Some nights I still lose sleep Wonderin if I gave enough to keep The people I love from hurtin too But I guess that’s what all of us do (Pre-Chorus) And maybe that’s the beauty in it all No matter how high we rise, we all still fall (Chorus) When the lights come down And the crowd heads for the door I’m just another broken man tryin to be somethin more Still carryin scars Still searchin for peace Still prayin tomorrow comes a little easier for me But if these songs helped someone survive Then every mile was worth the drive Cause in the dark we all get found When the lights come down (Bridge stripped nearly acoustic) So if you leave here tonight Carryin pain nobody knows If you feel lost in this life Like you’re walkin this road alone Just remember every person in this room Has scars hidden underneath their clothes And maybe that’s why music matters Maybe that’s why we hold on (Build drums slowly rising) (Final Chorus massive emotional closer) When the lights come down! And the final chords fade into the night! We go back to our lives Still fightin through the dark, still tryin to get it right! But tonight we stood together Every stranger shoulder to shoulder And for a few hours we weren’t alone at all That’s the magic inside these walls So when life gets heavy and your hope feels drowned Remember this moment when the lights come down! (Outro) Ordinary.... When the lights come down....
