[Title] The Night We Believed [Verse 1 โ Aurora] He came through the doorway wearing the war Blood on his armor, ash on the floor But there was a smile I had waited to see Like heaven had dragged him back home to me I should have been gentle, should have let him breathe But love moved faster than fear could think I touched every scar like a prayer in my hands And kissed him before he could answer again [Pre-Chorus] The breach was closed The screaming was gone For the first time in years The dawn felt like dawn [Chorus] That was the night we believed The world had given us back what it stole That was the night we could breathe Like mercy had finally found our souls We made our vows in the lamplight Spoke of forever like it was guaranteed Before the ash, before the screams That was the night we believed [Verse 2 โ Aurora] Selena stood there with steel in her eyes Trying to hide how relief made her cry She called him late, called him hell on his skin Then held him like war wouldnโt take him again Steam filled the room, and the water turned dark He washed the abyss from his hands and his arms We talked through the doorway to keep him awake Afraid if the silence fell, peace might break [Pre-Chorus] He said, โIโm not dying tonightโ And I wanted to trust it was true So I let myself picture a life Where the three of us made it through [Chorus] That was the night we believed The world had given us back what it stole That was the night we could breathe Like mercy had finally found our souls We made our vows in the lamplight Spoke of forever like it was guaranteed Before the ash, before the screams That was the night we believed [Bridge โ Aurora] We said the Sanctum Like saying it made stone out of fate We said tomorrow Like tomorrow had promised to wait We said no more waiting No more war at the door No more loving in fragments No more almost anymore And I remember his hand in mine Selenaโs laugh beside the flame How cruel that peace can feel so real Before it learns to change its name [Breakdown] We didnโt know We didnโt know The palace would burn The sky would close We didnโt know We didnโt know That goodbye was already Learning our names [Final Chorus] That was the night we believed The world had given us back what it stole That was the night we could breathe Like mercy had finally found our souls We planned a wedding in soft light Touched the future like something we could keep Before the ruin, before the grief That was the night we believed [Outro โ Aurora] He slept between us, alive and warm For one quiet night, there was no more war I closed my eyes with his breath near me And dreamed of a life We almost received That was the night we believed
