Countdown to the End

Heavy Metal, Melodic Metal, Progressive Rock

[Intro – Haunting, slow piano & echo fx]
(Three...)
(Two...)
(One...)
You can’t feel it, but it’s already done
We’re counting down…
Yeah… we’re almost gone

[Verse 1]
We started like a wildfire, burned fast, no doubt
Now the sparks are dead and the lights burned out
You were always right, even when you were wrong
And I kept the peace, just to keep us holding on

I gave you time, gave you space, gave you grace
But love’s not love when it’s all take, no trace
I bent ‘til I broke, bit my tongue 'til it bled
Shared a bed with a stranger who lived in my head

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I lost my voice, trying to make you hear
Swallowed my pride, year after year
But silence screams louder than fights ever do
And I finally realized I was never enough for you

[Chorus 1]
It’s a countdown to the end
No more time left to spend
On guilt-tripped nights and twisted truths
On walking eggshells around you
I’m not yours, I won’t pretend it’s the end

[Verse 2 – Slower, heavy drums enter]
I remember the first time I thought, “I don’t love you”
But I buried it deep like good people do
Made excuses, blamed myself
Put your poison on a high-up shelf

You called it passion, I called it pain
You played martyr while I went insane
We wore matching masks, played a perfect show
But behind closed doors, we both lost control

I wasn’t a man — I was a mirror
Reflecting back what you needed to feel bigger
But now the glass is cracked, I see it clear
You weren’t my home, just my fear

[Pre-Chorus 2 – Bigger, with background vocals]
I forgot how to breathe, forgot how to cry
Told myself love was learning to die
But I’m done being broken just to stay whole
You don’t get to keep what you stole

[Chorus 2 – More aggressive, full-band sound]
It’s a countdown to the end
Of this sick game we defend
Of the lies we dressed in silk
Of the guilt you fed like milk
I’m not bleeding for you again
it’s the end

(It’s the end…)

[Bridge 1 – Spoken/Sung, tense and rising]
I gave you years
Gave you tears
Gave you my best
Now I give you… less.
Nothing.
Not even my anger anymore.

[Verse 3 – Soft and slow, reflective]
I don’t even hate you — that’s the saddest part
You're just a chapter, a faded mark
All the time I begged you to see me
Now I beg for peace, to be free, to just… be

I stayed too long, but I’m not staying dead
I’m walking out with my soul, my breath
You can keep the ring, keep the blame
Keep pretending I was always the one who changed

[Pre-Chorus 3 – Stripped down, emotional]
We were never love — we were just delay
I lost myself just to make you stay
But love shouldn’t feel like drowning slow
So I’m not asking. I’m letting go.

[Bridge 2 – Build-up returns]
Midnight’s calling, hear the sound
Final curtain’s coming down
We danced on lies, slept on pain
But I won’t play this game again

[Chorus 3 – Final, huge & freeing]
It’s a countdown to the end
And this is where I transcend
You don’t get to touch my mind
Don’t get to steal more time
This is me, this is real
This is how letting go feels

It’s a countdown to the end
You won’t hear from me again
No more chances, no more bends
I’m not breaking just to mend

[Final Outro – Whispered and fading]
(Three...)
(Two...)
(One...)
Goodbye.
It’s the end.
I’m free.

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[Intro – Haunting, slow piano & echo fx] (Three...) (Two...) (One...) You can’t feel it, but it’s already done We’re counting down… Yeah… we’re almost gone [Verse 1] We started like a wildfire, burned fast, no doubt Now the sparks are dead and the lights burned out You were always right, even when you were wrong And I kept the peace, just to keep us holding on I gave you time, gave you space, gave you grace But love’s not love when it’s all take, no trace I bent ‘til I broke, bit my tongue 'til it bled Shared a bed with a stranger who lived in my head [Pre-Chorus 1] I lost my voice, trying to make you hear Swallowed my pride, year after year But silence screams louder than fights ever do And I finally realized I was never enough for you [Chorus 1] It’s a countdown to the end No more time left to spend On guilt-tripped nights and twisted truths On walking eggshells around you I’m not yours, I won’t pretend it’s the end [Verse 2 – Slower, heavy drums enter] I remember the first time I thought, “I don’t love you” But I buried it deep like good people do Made excuses, blamed myself Put your poison on a high-up shelf You called it passion, I called it pain You played martyr while I went insane We wore matching masks, played a perfect show But behind closed doors, we both lost control I wasn’t a man — I was a mirror Reflecting back what you needed to feel bigger But now the glass is cracked, I see it clear You weren’t my home, just my fear [Pre-Chorus 2 – Bigger, with background vocals] I forgot how to breathe, forgot how to cry Told myself love was learning to die But I’m done being broken just to stay whole You don’t get to keep what you stole [Chorus 2 – More aggressive, full-band sound] It’s a countdown to the end Of this sick game we defend Of the lies we dressed in silk Of the guilt you fed like milk I’m not bleeding for you again it’s the end (It’s the end…) [Bridge 1 – Spoken/Sung, tense and rising] I gave you years Gave you tears Gave you my best Now I give you… less. Nothing. Not even my anger anymore. [Verse 3 – Soft and slow, reflective] I don’t even hate you — that’s the saddest part You're just a chapter, a faded mark All the time I begged you to see me Now I beg for peace, to be free, to just… be I stayed too long, but I’m not staying dead I’m walking out with my soul, my breath You can keep the ring, keep the blame Keep pretending I was always the one who changed [Pre-Chorus 3 – Stripped down, emotional] We were never love — we were just delay I lost myself just to make you stay But love shouldn’t feel like drowning slow So I’m not asking. I’m letting go. [Bridge 2 – Build-up returns] Midnight’s calling, hear the sound Final curtain’s coming down We danced on lies, slept on pain But I won’t play this game again [Chorus 3 – Final, huge & freeing] It’s a countdown to the end And this is where I transcend You don’t get to touch my mind Don’t get to steal more time This is me, this is real This is how letting go feels It’s a countdown to the end You won’t hear from me again No more chances, no more bends I’m not breaking just to mend [Final Outro – Whispered and fading] (Three...) (Two...) (One...) Goodbye. It’s the end. I’m free.

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