[Verse 1] Nine perfect endings, every villain got what's coming Every hero walked away in slow-motion burning sun Wrote revenge like scripture, made the blood a sacrament Every final frame a masterpiece, except the one you meant [Pre-Chorus] The projector's running hot But there's nothing on the reel You've been standing in the dark Wondering if the tenth is real [Chorus] The last reel, the last reel Every story needs an ending but you can't seem to feel Where the credits start to roll Where the music starts to heal You gave the whole world closure But you're choking on the last reel [Verse 2] Sat down at the typewriter, the room smelled like a tomb Poured a glass of something amber, watched the shadows bloom You've written death for strangers like a surgeon with a pen But the only page that's bleeding is the one that says "The End" [Pre-Chorus] Sixty candles on the cake Each one flickers like a frame The house lights slowly coming up On a screen without a name [Chorus] The last reel, the last reel Every story needs an ending but you can't seem to feel Where the credits start to roll Where the music starts to heal You gave the whole world closure But you're choking on the last reel [Bridge] You typed "FADE TO BLACK" and then you crossed it out again Wrote a hundred first lines but they never found the end Maybe the masterpiece was always leaving one undone Maybe the empty reel is proof you finally won [Final Chorus] The last reel, the last reel Every story needs an ending — maybe this is how it feels When the credits finally roll And you let go of the wheel You gave the whole world closure Now walk away from the last reel [Outro] Walk away... walk away... The projector clicks... and fades to grey
