World’s Not Falling Down

[Intro: atmospheric pads, “oh-oh” vocals, tension build] Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh [Verse 1: intimate vocals, sparse synths, pulsing bass] Today you woke up and you whispered that the night had made you cry, The sky was burning like portals on the Twentieth of Brussendar, Baby, you've been dreaming of a future like it’s ours to hold Show me how you'd hold me if tomorrow refused to show [Chorus: full instrumentation, layered harmonies, apocalyptic imagery] Let's pretend our world’s not falling down (Oh, oh, oh, oh) Let's pretend our world’s not falling down (Oh, oh, oh, oh) [Verse 2: dynamic build, added percussion, guitar accents] Let’s ride the gold you’ve been saving in a fancy Khajiit Reed Wagon (Ah) And dance like Sandro and Sunan threw the wildest feast for Jimmy’s friends Yeah, let’s sail to distant Cali and watch the dying sun sink slow Show me how you'd hold me if tomorrow’s shadow stayed unknown [Chorus: full instrumentation, layered harmonies, apocalyptic imagery] Let's pretend our world’s not falling down (Oh, oh, oh, oh) Let's pretend our world’s not falling down (Oh, oh, oh, oh) (Oh, oh, oh, oh) (The sky is breaking, hellfire spilling down), oh, oh I can see it spiraling (Oh, oh, oh, oh) (The sky is breaking, hellfire spilling down), oh, oh [Bridge: cinematic pads, expressive vocals, longing tension] Ooh, let’s go to Chanterelle, get lost in streets that hum with dreams Paint the city like Mephala would, a thousand whispered schemes Do the things we’ve feared too long to try before Oh, I want to find Curt Crowbane, but we can’t wander too far Sip the Ja-Kha’jay Spiced Wine and forget who we are Hold me close, you know tomorrow refuses to appear [Breakdown: minimal textures, vocal focus, echoing pads] Let's pretend our world’s not falling down Let's pretend our world’s not falling down (Let’s pretend our world’s not falling down) Let's pretend It’s not the end (Let’s pretend it’s not the end of our world) Let’s pretend (The sky is burning) It’s not the end (Like the portals opening) Let's pretend It’s not the end, end, end [Final Chorus: soaring harmonies, full instrumentation, emotional climax] (Oh, oh, oh, oh) Let's pretend our world’s not falling down (Oh, oh, oh, oh) (The sky is breaking, hellfire spilling down), oh, oh Let's pretend our world’s not falling down (Oh, oh, oh, oh) (The sky is breaking, hellfire spilling down), oh, oh Let's pretend our world’s not falling down (The sky is breaking, hellfire spilling down), oh, oh I can see it spiraling [Outro: fading pads, ethereal vocals, melancholic] Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh