The Lights Stay On

[Verse 1] I always leave a light on, Even when you’re not coming home. Out all night, forgetting me— While I wait in the dark, alone. [Verse 2] I leave the light on just in case, A sign you’re welcome in this space. When you return, I never know— But that day always comes. Or so I hope. [Pre-Chorus] I’ve learned to wait without the worry, Eyes closed to what I cannot see. I only know my door stays open, In case you find your way to me. [Chorus] They keep you wrapped in promises, In laughter, drink, and cheer. But I know where your silence comes from— It’s fear. It’s pain. It’s tears. Why is the light still burning When you may be gone forever? Because I know the difference Between a night without you… And one that never lights again. [Verse 3] Static hums. The night grows quiet. A car. A door. A breath—then riot. You crash back in, all flame and frost, We scream, pretending we’re not lost. [Bridge – whispered or soft delivery] We flare like stars about to die, Speak in sparks but live a lie. The truest pain we ever knew— Is in the silence, not the fight. [Final Chorus – stripped down, fading] Fires go cold, but still they glow, Ash marks all we’ve come to know. Time will break us, piece by piece— But I still burn. I still believe.