[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. If you stay tonight, away from the lights we'll wake in the clouds, and climb to new heights your eyes hit mine, and the world disappears a dream of a life where there's no-one else 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. oh, ohhh I can feel her eyes in my soul and I'll keep staring, barely holding on [Verse 2 – 8 bars] Moments of the past, they're whispering still If we break their grasp, and let it take the thrill we could close our eyes, never wake from our sleep or drift with the sounds of the words that we speak The fight with the pillow is the fight with the truth, A weary confession from the ghost of my youth. we could be endless, our hearts up on the wall calling me home, where pain is no more.. [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, we drop what we can’t repair, But still — she’s there, she’s there. [Bridge – 8 bars] we could be endless if we let this win out dreams of a whisper, still clouded in doubt no more bad days, drifting slow with the waves a poisonous lovesong has woken in grace hold on a bit longer, I'll wonder in vain staying awake, to see the ending again eyelids will concede time stays make believe and in the end, it’s just you... and me [Breakdown] 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. 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~~~
