Don't Write The Ending Yet (Remix)

[INTRO — JULIET, whispering] They taught me your name before they taught me who you were. They said, “Stay away.” But they never knew your soul. [VERSE 1 — ROMEO] They taught me who to fight before they taught me who to trust. They gave us all their hatred and called it family love. I never chose their war. I never chose their side. I only chose one person and they called that choice a crime. [PRE-CHORUS — BOTH] We inherited the wounds but never knew the reason. And now they ask why we are bleeding. [CHORUS — HUGE] Call me Juliet! Call him Romeo! Everybody knows how the old story goes. But we are not your sacrifice— YOU GAVE US YOUR WAR! WE PAID THE PRICE! [BOTH — SHOUT] WE NEVER ASKED FOR THIS! [BREAK — JULIET, crying] I don't want to be a beautiful tragedy... I WANT TO LIVE! [ROMEO — SHOUT] THEN LIVE! [OPERA — FEMALE, Italian] Non era nostro il peccato, era il vostro odio. Ci avete dato una guerra e l'avete chiamata amore. [FINAL CHORUS — BOTH] Call me Juliet! Call him Romeo! But don't you dare tell us how this story has to go! JULIET — SCREAMING I WAS SOMEBODY BEFORE I WAS YOUR WARNING! ROMEO — SHOUTING SHE WAS SOMEBODY BEFORE SHE BECAME YOUR STORY! [ENDING — MUSIC DIES] JULIET — crying Romeo... ROMEO I'm here. JULIET Tell them... we weren't born enemies. [long silence] ROMEO Juliet? [heartbeat slows] Juliet... [heartbeat stops] ROMEO — broken whisper You said... don't write the ending yet. [JULIET — distant whisper] We didn't. [absolute silence]