Intro (sparse piano · pluck melody · whisper over silence) Every story has a version where the hero doesn't give up I'm writing mine right now Cue the drop Verse 1 I had the ending written in my head by twenty-two The house, the name, the life — and all of it fell through The script I'd memorised turned out to be a draft And grief laughed at my outline — I half-laughed back Because the piano was playing something I didn't write And it was better — complicated — right Pre-Chorus (cue-cue scratch synth enters · four-on-the-floor pounds in) The pulsing bass says: your story isn't over The sidechained pads say: you're becoming bolder The hi-hats say: rewrite — rewrite — rewrite — Cue — cue — tonight — Chorus 1 Write me a new ending — one I choose Not the one I drafted when I had nothing to lose Cue-cue — scratch the old draft out The remix knows what I'm about Write me a new ending — drama and beat Emotional and dancing — that's complete Cue-cue — romantic, real, and free — Write me a new ending — that's me (that's me — cue-cue — rewrite — yeah — free —) Verse 2 I put the old script in the recycling bin Kept the best lines — let the rest begin To dissolve — the way old drafts always should Into something that I understood Was truer — messier — more alive The story that a person writes to survive Chorus 2 Write me a new ending — brave and bold Every chapter that I lived and never told Cue-cue — scratch the courage into view The best part of the story — breaking through Write me a new ending — full and whole Uplifting club production for the soul Cue-cue — infectious, radio, alive — Write me a new ending — I thrive (I thrive — cue-cue — yeah — bold — alive —) Bridge (breakdown · piano only · raw vocal confession · rebuild) The story I was given wasn't mine The one I'm writing hits a different time Signature — four-four — emotional and true Cue-cue — I wrote this one for you And me — and everyone who needs a rewrite — Cue it — drop it — this is the right night (bass builds... cue-cue returns... everything drops in—) Final Chorus Write me a new ending — I'm the author Every beautiful and broken chapter Cue-cue — scratch the whole thing into gold Polished, uplifting, euphorically bold Write me a new ending — it's begun The ballad and the banger — finally one Cue-cue — the night belongs to me — Write me a new ending — and I'm free (and I'm free — cue-cue — yeah — gold — author — go —) Outro New ending... writing it now... (la la la) The draft that started over... the chapter that stayed... Cue-cue... my story... yeah...
