Stay Until the Lights Come Back

[Intro — soft piano + rain against glass] I know it sounds stupid. I’m not afraid of the dark. I’m afraid of what comes with it. [Verse 1] When the hallway loses color And the windows turn to black Every shadow gets a heartbeat Every memory comes back There’s a silence in the ceiling There’s a movement near the door I know nobody is standing there… Still I check it twice or more I can laugh about it daytime I can say I’m doing fine But something changes after midnight And I stop believing my own mind [Pre-Chorus] So don’t ask what I’m hearing Don’t tell me it’s all in my head Just sit here for a little while… Until the fear forgets my name [Chorus] Stay until the lights come back Till the morning fills the room Till the shadows lose their faces And the night forgets the truth Stay until the lights come back You don’t have to say a thing Just breathe beside me in the silence Till I hear the birds begin I don’t need forever tonight… Just stay Until the lights come back [Verse 2] There are nights I hear old voices There are nights I see old doors There are names I swore I buried Still walking across the floor Maybe darkness isn’t haunted Maybe darkness just reveals Every wound we keep pretending We no longer have to feel And I know you cannot save me That’s not what I’m asking for I just need another heartbeat On this side of the door [Pre-Chorus] Don’t promise me tomorrow Don’t tell me I’ll be alright Just stay until the window Starts turning blue with light [Chorus] Stay until the lights come back Till the morning fills the room Till the shadows lose their faces And the night forgets the truth Stay until the lights come back You don’t have to say a thing Just breathe beside me in the silence Till I hear the birds begin I don’t need forever tonight… Just stay Until the lights come back [Bridge — piano only] Sometimes I think I’m not scared of ghosts at all. I’m scared of being the only person awake with my memories. Because memories don’t sleep. They wait. And at 4AM… They sound like footsteps. They look like faces. They feel like hands. (pause) So please… Don’t leave yet. [Breakdown — heartbeat + soft harmony] One hour One room One breath Coming through One hand Near mine Just until Morning light [Final Chorus — full emotional lift] Stay until the lights come back Till the night gives up its hold Till the walls become just walls again And my blood stops running cold Stay until the lights come back Till I remember where I am You don’t have to fight my monsters Just remind me I still can And when the sun begins to rise… You can go I’ll be alright But tonight… Stay until the lights come back [Outro — birds beginning outside] There. Morning. Thank you… For staying.