[Verse 1] Kilometre seven, and the committee's back in session Every voting member of the body moves for cessation But somewhere in the parliament a stubborn backbench roars: We did not come this far to only come this far [Chorus] Be the last light standing when the grid goes down Be the stubborn window burning on the edge of town Fifty-five minutes of fuel on a sixty-minute climb — Perfect — that's the mathematics of the finish line [Verse 2] The stars go out in order, the biggest ones go first The small and steady dwarfs will shine when all the rest disperse Trillions of years from now the red ones still remain — I'm not the fastest sun out here. I'm the one that stays. [Verse 3] They built the lighthouse keepers out of ordinary stock Not heroes — just the ones who kept the lamp lit round the clock Nobody sings of stamina the way they sing of speed But when the storm is counting ships, it's stamina they need [Chorus] Be the last light standing when the grid goes down Be the stubborn window burning on the edge of town Fifty-five minutes of fuel on a sixty-minute climb — Perfect — that's the mathematics of the finish line [Verse 4] The universe gets darker and the galaxies recede Every light we'll never reach is one we didn't need The physics of the long game only asks a single thing: Not brilliance — just the discipline to burn while dimming [Chorus] Be the last light standing when the grid goes down Be the stubborn window burning on the edge of town [Bridge - shouted] Not the brightest! Not the fastest! Just the last one burning! Just the last one burning!
