[Verse 1 – 8 bars] Fighting back the sand, I’m fading through the strand, Eyes drift me away, to some uncharted land. Slow blinking, you’re holding my hand, Stopping the world in a one-second span. The pull of the tide, the soft, easy lie, If I give in now, the moment will die. Your breath meets mine in the shimmering air, And time folds in half, as if nothing was there. [Pre-Chorus – 4 bars] Stay awake, Please let me stay awake. (Need to see the ending...) Don’t fade, don’t fade... [Chorus – 8 bars] She just sees the shadows, When the daylight starts to fade. And she won’t ever press me, On the promises I made. No harsh lights, no sirens, just a quiet, open stare, She knows every fragile thing that brought me right here. The silence holds its breath between the dark and the dawn, And I’m still standing — barely holding on. [Verse 2 – 8 bars] Fingers trace the glass, on the windowsill’s edge, Trying to be steady, as my thoughts begin to wedge. If I close my eyes, will the secret stay deep? Or rise up again, from the place that I keep? The fight with the pillow is the fight with the truth, A weary confession from the ghost of my youth. Dreams start to whisper, soft as the rain, Calling me home, to remember my name. [Pre-Chorus – 4 bars] Stay awake, Please let me stay awake. (Need to see the ending...) Don’t fade, don’t fade... [Chorus – 8 bars] She just sees the shadows, When the daylight starts to fade. And she won’t ever press me, On the promises I made. No harsh lights, no sirens, just a quiet, open stare, She knows every fragile thing that brought me right here. The night hums low, like a vow I can’t repair, But still — she’s there, she’s there. [Bridge – 8 bars] I built the wall so high, thought no one could climb it, But her gaze was the key — she didn’t have to find it. This heavy sinking feeling’s more than fatigue, It’s a secret breaking free from its league. Shadows unravel in the glow of her eyes, Every lie dissolves, every reason dies. And the world stands still, for the smallest spark, A quiet surrender in the waiting dark. [Breakdown – 8 bars, tempo half-time / minimal] I don’t know how to breathe, When everything I am is what I try to leave. (She knows — oh God, she knows it now...) And the only thing steady is her beating heart’s vow. Telling mine it doesn’t have to fall apart, It doesn’t have to break to be a work of art. If I just let the world stop... if I just let it stop... One second — drop. [Double Chorus – 16 bars total] (Full Band Re-entry – Strong) She just sees the shadows, When the daylight starts to fade. And she won’t ever press me, On the promises I made. No harsh lights, no sirens, just a quiet, open stare, She knows every fragile thing that brought me right here. (Pull Back – Softer, Sweeter) She just sees the shadows, When the daylight starts to fade. And she won’t ever press me, On the promises I made. No harsh lights, no sirens, just a quiet, open stare, She knows every fragile thing that brought me right here. [Outro – 8 bars + melisma section] Stay awake... (Whisper) Please, let me stay awake. Slow blinking... you’re holding my hand... Stopping the world in a one-second span... [Melisma – Repeated 4x over fading chord] Aaa-aa-aa-aaah~~~ Aaa-aa-aa-aaah~~~ Aaa-aa-aa-aaah~~~ Aaa-aa-aa-aaah~~~
