after the lights go out

— Solo grand piano, distant operatic choir, delicate strings] Ah-ah-ah... The music fades... The curtains fall... But something stays. [Verse 1 — Intimate, emotional tenor; minimal piano] The golden room is empty now The final curtain's coming down A thousand faces turned to dust And all that's left is you and us The champagne glasses line the floor Nobody's dancing anymore But in the silence, I can hear The sound of everything we were [Pre-Chorus — Rising strings, subtle electronic pulse] When all the colors fade to grey And every star has flown away There's one thing I have figured out Love stays when the lights go out [Chorus — Emotional piano-house beat, soaring melodic tenor] After the lights go out After the music dies When there's nobody around Will you still be by my side? After the lights go out When the world forgets our names If the stars come crashing down Will you love me just the same? Oh-oh-oh, after the lights go out... Ah-ah-ah, will you stay somehow? [Post-Chorus — Euphoric melodic-house drop, layered operatic harmonies] Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! After the lights... After the lights go out... [Verse 2 — Warm rhythmic tenor; gentle house bass] We built a kingdom out of dreams Of broken hearts and golden beams And every scar along the way Became a reason why we stayed The world can take the crown I wear The diamonds shining everywhere But nothing that I've ever owned Could ever feel as much like home [Pre-Chorus — Building percussion, emotional vocal harmonies] When all the colors fade to grey And every star has flown away There's one thing I have figured out Love stays when the lights go out [Chorus — Full orchestral-house production] After the lights go out After the music dies When there's nobody around Will you still be by my side? After the lights go out When the world forgets our names If the stars come crashing down Will you love me just the same? [Bridge — Complete silence, then solo operatic tenor with swelling orchestra] Ahhhhh—ahhhhh... Let the chandeliers fall down Let the silence take the sound I don't need a golden throne If your arms can be my home And when the final note is sung When the last light fades to none I will find you in the dark By the beating of your heart [Operatic crescendo — Powerful sustained tenor high note, full orchestral swell] AHHHHH—AHHHHH—AHHHHH! [Final Chorus — Massive euphoric orchestral-house drop, soaring operatic harmonies] AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT! AFTER THE MUSIC DIES! When there's nobody around WILL YOU STILL BE BY MY SIDE? After the lights go out! When the world forgets our names! If the stars come crashing down WILL YOU LOVE ME JUST THE SAME? [Final Refrain — Full operatic choir, house drums gradually fading] Oh-oh-oh, after the lights go out! Ah-ah-ah, love is what remains! After the lights go out... [Outro — Solo piano returns, delicate strings, whispered tenor] And when the whole world fades away... I'll still be here. With you.