Before the lights come back (Mashup)

[Female] Before the lights come back Before the lights come back Not yet— Not now— [VERSE 1 — MALE] Ten fifteen The hallway black Your phone lit blue Don’t go yet One floor above One door away We passed each other Every day Every day Every day [PRE-DROP — FEMALE] [Female] Leave the hallway in the dark Leave the whole building asleep I can hear you without looking I can hear you next to me [Climbing] Not yet— Not now— Don’t turn it back on— [DROP 1 — BOTH] Before the lights come back Stay another minute Before the lights come back Stay inside the rhythm Don’t let the lights return Don’t let the rooms appear I can hear you in the dark I can feel you standing here [Both] Before the lights come back Before the lights come back [POST-DROP] [VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD] [Female] One floor above you All this time One floor above you Every night The radio low The window wide The buses moving After twelve One floor above you One door away We passed each other Every day Every day—— Every day—— [PRE-DROP 2 — MALE] [Male] My friends are waiting in the street My coat is lying by the door I said I’d only stay a minute I don’t believe that anymore Not anymore [DROP 2 — COUNTERPOINT] [Male] Before the lights come back Stay another minute Before the lights come back I’m not finished with it [Female] Let the hallway disappear Let the windows lose their view If the whole world switches on I will still be here with you Stay another minute Stay another minute Stay another minute— Don’t let the lights come back too soon——! [PEAK] [Both] Before the lights come back Before the lights come back Before the lights come back Before the lights— [BREAKDOWN] [Male] One floor above One door away [Female] All this time Every day [Male] The lights came back [Female] The room appeared [Both] We stayed until the morning We stayed until the morning [FINAL DROP] [Male] Before the lights come back [Female] Too soon—— [Male] Before the lights come back [Female] Not now—— [Both] The lights came back We stayed anyway The lights came back We stayed anyway [OUTRO] One floor above you— [Male, close] One door away [Both] All this time Every day