[INTRO — whispered over electric piano] Mmm... There's something about this hour... When everything gets quiet... And I can hear my heart. [VERSE 1 — soft, melodic] The city lights are fading, But I'm still wide awake. There's something in the silence, That daylight seems to take. I keep a thousand conversations, Hidden underneath my smile. But when the night comes calling, I let them stay awhile. [PRE-CHORUS — gentle melodic rise] And I don't need forever, I don't need a guarantee. Just a moment in the quiet, Where I can simply be. [CHORUS — lush, memorable melody] Before the world wakes up, Before the morning comes, Let me stay inside this feeling, Where I don't have to run. Before the sky turns blue, Before the day breaks through, There's a little piece of heaven, In the quiet here with you. Ooh, before the world wakes... Let me love you. [VERSE 2 — intimate, slightly stronger] I've carried so many seasons, I've learned to stand alone. Built a life from broken pieces, Made the unfamiliar home. But there's a kind of freedom, In letting someone see, The woman underneath the armor, The softer side of me. [PRE-CHORUS] And I don't need perfection, Or promises carved in stone. Just somebody who can hold me, Without making me feel alone. [CHORUS] Before the world wakes up, Before the morning comes, Let me stay inside this feeling, Where I don't have to run. Before the sky turns blue, Before the day breaks through, There's a little piece of heaven, In the quiet here with you. [BRIDGE — emotional peak, layered harmonies] If tomorrow brings the thunder, Let tonight remain the rain. Soft enough to wash the sorrow, From the places holding pain. And if time could stop a moment, I'd ask it not to move. 'Cause everything I've searched for... Feels so close to you. [FINAL CHORUS — full harmonies, restrained emotion] Before the world wakes up, Before the morning comes, Let me stay inside this feeling, Where I don't have to run. Before the sky turns blue, Before the day breaks through, There's a little piece of heaven, In the quiet here with you. [OUTRO — whispered, fading electric piano] Mmm... Just a little longer... Before the world wakes.
