Event Horizon Waltz

[VERSE 1 — Noctis] I built my silence room by room, Kept every window closed. You came in soft as candle smoke, And somehow still I froze. I know the art of stepping back, Of leaving without sound. But you stand close and suddenly There’s nowhere safe around. [PRE-CHORUS — Noctis] Don’t call it longing, call it weather. Don’t say I stayed, say I delayed. Every line I drew between us Bends when you say my name. [CHORUS — Noctis] Event horizon, count to three, One for distance, one for pride, One for everything I hide. Pull me closer carefully, I was never meant to need. Step by step, you ruin me— One, two, three. [VERSE 2 — Noctis, Riven whispered ad-lib] I wore control like tailored black, Pressed clean against my throat. You touched one thread, and now my hands Forget what they were taught. I do not beg. I do not break. I only disappear. So why am I still standing here Pretending not to hear? [Riven — whispered] “Closer.” [PRE-CHORUS 2 — Noctis] Don’t call me cold, I learned to measure. Don’t call it fear, I call it grace. But every orbit has a center, And yours has my face. [CHORUS — Noctis, Orion low harmony] Event horizon, count to three, One for distance, one for pride, One for everything I hide. Pull me closer carefully, I was never meant to need. Step by step, you ruin me— One, two, three. [BRIDGE — Lior spoken, low strings] If I reach for you, do not make it easy. If I let you stay, do not call it mercy. [BRIDGE CONT. — Noctis] I have survived by letting go, By turning want to ash. But your hand waits beside my own, And I forget the past. [FINAL CHORUS — Noctis, Orion harmony, Remy airy backing] Event horizon, count to three, One for hunger, one for shame, One for saying almost-name. Pull me under quietly, Let the stars collapse on me. Step by step, you ruin me— One, two, three. [OUTRO — Noctis, soft piano] I was safer out of reach. You were never meant for me. Still I turn, and still you lead— One… two… three.