**[Verse 1 - muted guitar, soft]** You laughed like the tide would always reach us We stood where the waves forgot to break I thought I was here to guard your footsteps I didn’t know what I’d have to stake **[Pre-Chorus - building]** We never said the ending out loud But we carried it with us somehow And I swear I’d do it again **[Chorus - full band]** Weren’t we real enough?! Didn’t the stars stop when we fell in love? If I was just a dream Why do your hands still fit like they were made for me? We held on when the light got rough So tell me now, before I wake Weren’t we real enough? **[Verse 2 - clean guitar, distant reverb]** You prayed while the sky was burning open And I swore I would stand in the fire for you We both knew the cost we couldn’t speak of Still we strove to write our ending anew **[Pre-Chorus - drums swell in]** Every step was a stolen day Every laugh was the long way to say I would have chosen you anyway **[Chorus]** Weren’t we real enough?! Didn’t the wind hold when we touched that night? If I was never here Why does your smile still feel like a breaking tide? We held on when the light got rough So tell me now, before I wake Weren’t we real enough? **[Bridge – breakdown potential, half-time, gang vocals]** If I fade, don’t forget my name If I break, you aren’t to blame If I wane, don’t you ever let go We were here. We were real. We were more than they’ll ever know. **[Instrumental Break]** **[Final Chorus – starts soft, explodes]** Weren’t we real enough?! Even if I’m gone when the dawn cuts through If I was just a dream You still lived that dream, and I lived you We held on when the light got rough So tell me now, before I wake Weren’t we real enough? **[echoed, breaking]** (Weren’t we real enough?) **[Outro - fingerpicked acoustic, ocean effect fade]** You whistled, and I turned around I reached, but I couldn’t catch you now The sky was wide, the clouds below And I let go… but I still know We were real enough. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ © 2025 The Badfatler All rights reserved.
