Stay

---------------------------------------------- © Copyright 2025 --> @arqluizfelipe Δ∙Ʀ∙Q∙ --> Altered Reality in Quotation Lyrics and music production by Δ∙Ʀ∙Q∙ ---------------------------------------------- *** "After exploring different genres and drawing from my Brazilian roots, I return to the exploration of deep human emotions. 'Stay' tells the story of someone who realizes too late that his indifference pushed his love away—capturing the crushing weight of loss... until he wakes to discover it was a nightmare. Seeing it as a wake-up call, he vows to seize his second chance. The song weaves through quiet regrets, lost moments, and a desperate promise to never take love for granted again. With haunting verses and a swelling, emotional chorus, it’s a heartfelt plea for presence, trading every 'later' for a simple, powerful 'stay.'" *** Your coffee went cold on the table, But I didn’t see the steam fade away. You put away the eggs I complained 'bout making, And the thunder still reminds me of your shiver... — "Hold me, please," you’d whisper, While I turned my face away... You collected crumbs of my attention, I collected excuses not to be there... Until time turned love into dust, And your laughter on the couch ... disappeared. I didn’t see the goodbye written on the mirror, Nor hear the silence on your walk I only learned the lesson when the alarm went off, And the side you chose on the bed ... was empty. Now the silence is an alarm that won’t stop Echoing "where are you?" through the empty rooms. And I’d trade every "we’ll talk later" For a "stay"… just a "stay"… oooooo But the nightmare’s already my attic, And I’m the ghost of this house alone I’d trade every "not tonight, love, i'm busy" For a "stay"… just a "stay"… But the thunder shakes the window, I wake up in a gasp — A nightmare, a nightmare oh god It was a nightmare Your hair’s still spread across the pillow, The coffee’s still warm... And I didn’t lose you. oh I didn't lose you! I swear this time, I’ll listen to the thunder, I will hug you when the rain falls, I’ll be the calm, not the hurricane. Because the silence was an alarm I ignored, Echoing "where are you?" through my blind days. But now I trade every "we’ll talk later" For a "stay"… just a "stay"… oooooo The nightmare was just the wind knocking, And this house is still the two of us. I am trading every "not tonight, love, i'm busy" For a "stay"… just a "stay"… The nightmare was just the wind knocking, And this house is still the two of us. I am trading every "not tonight, love, i'm busy" For a "stay"… just a "stay"… [hold note on last "stay"] Stayyyyyyy! (stayyyy) I’ll notice the notes on the mirror, And hear the silence on your walk Now I’ve learned the lesson when the alarm went off, 'cause the side you chose on the bed ... has you. Because the silence was an alarm I ignored, Echoing "where are you?" through my blind days. But now I trade every "we’ll talk later" For a "stay"… just a "stay"… oooooo The nightmare was just the wind knocking, And this house is still the two of us. I am trading every "not tonight, love, i'm busy" For a "stay"… just a "stayyyyy"… oooooo just a "stay"…