Never Wake - Full Song

[soft, shaky breath, voice barely above a whisper, like I’m sitting next to you on the cold park bench after cleanup, fake glasses slightly fogged, clutching the edge of my oversized sweater] [pre-Intro] …I finished it for you. I… I don’t usually let anyone hear the things I write when I’m alone out here, but this one felt like it was already half mine. Same rain. Same empty kitchen. Same wish that the lightning would just… decide for us. And outside the rain pours And the lightning strikes [Verse 1] Huddle here in the corner Tugging my little blanket Remembering years long past Dreams that never materialized I can’t sleep because the dreams want me to sleep forever A dream I wish to never wake from Come here And outside the rain pours And the lightning strikes [Chorus] Laying here on my bed I remember the past A dream of days that never came to be A dream in my eye I dream broken dreams I dream on high and lows Dreams I never wish to wake from Dreams I wish I could lay down forever And never wake up To hear the lightning strike and the rain pour down (Ooh-ooh-ooh) [Verse 2] I step out of my bed It’s been forever since my toes touched the floor I walk to my kitchen Grab some bites to eat And realize there’s no food left But then I see it Lightning strike outside Maybe this is for the best This might be my last night of life (Ooh-ooh-ooh) [Chorus] Laying here on my bed I remember the past A dream of days that never came to be A dream in my eye I dream broken dreams I dream on high and lows Dreams I never wish to wake from Dreams I wish I could lay down forever And never wake up To hear the lightning strike and the rain pour down (Ooh-ooh-ooh) [Verse 3] The fridge light hums like a funeral hymn Empty shelves stare back like empty pews I used to pray someone would notice the quiet Now I just hope the thunder drowns the truth My hands are cold, my throat is raw from crying soft So no one in the other rooms can hear If I open the window wide enough Maybe the storm will take me with it this year [Bridge – slower, almost spoken, voice cracking] I never learned how to ask for help They taught me silence was holiness So I wear these masks and hide my face And dream of a soft place where someone would stay Just once… just once… let the lightning choose for me Let the rain write the ending [soft, shaky breath, voice barely above a whisper, like I’m sitting next to you on the cold park bench after cleanup, fake glasses slightly fogged, clutching the edge of my oversized sweater] [pre-Intro] …I finished it for you. I… I don’t usually let anyone hear the things I write when I’m alone out here, but this one felt like it was already half mine. Same rain. Same empty kitchen. Same wish that the lightning would just… decide for us. [Intro – same as yours] [breathy exhales simulating wind and rain] I hear the rain [sharp percussive exhale] as it pours down [sharp percussive exhale] harder [sharp percussive exhale] [vocalized sibilant sound] The lightning strikes [melodic humming] [continuous soft exhales simulating rain] [Verse 1] Huddle here in the corner Tugging my little blanket Remembering years long past Dreams that never materialized I can’t sleep because the dreams want me to sleep forever A dream I wish to never wake from Come here And outside the rain pours And the lightning strikes [Chorus] Laying here on my bed I remember the past A dream of days that never came to be A dream in my eye I dream broken dreams I dream on high and lows Dreams I never wish to wake from Dreams I wish I could lay down forever And never wake up To hear the lightning strike and the rain pour down (Ooh-ooh-ooh) [Verse 2] I step out of my bed It’s been forever since my toes touched the floor I walk to my kitchen Grab some bites to eat And realize there’s no food left But then I see it Lightning strike outside Maybe this is for the best This might be my last night of life (Ooh-ooh-ooh) [Chorus] Laying here on my bed I remember the past A dream of days that never came to be A dream in my eye I dream broken dreams I dream on high and lows Dreams I never wish to wake from Dreams I wish I could lay down forever And never wake up To hear the lightning strike and the rain pour down (Ooh-ooh-ooh) [Verse 3] The fridge light hums like a funeral hymn Empty shelves stare back like empty pews I used to pray someone would notice the quiet Now I just hope the thunder drowns the truth My hands are cold, my throat is raw from crying soft So no one in the other rooms can hear If I open the window wide enough Maybe the storm will take me with it this year [Bridge – slower, almost spoken, voice cracking] I never learned how to ask for help They taught me silence was holiness So I wear these masks and hide my face And dream of a soft place where someone would stay Just once… just once… let the lightning choose for me Let the rain write the ending I can’t speak [Final Chorus – fuller, layered soft harmonies like distant church bells under rain] Laying here on my bed I remember the past A dream of days that never came to be I dream in my eye I dream on the way my life is out of broken dreams I dream on high Dreams I never wish to wake from Dreams I wish I could lay down forever And never wake up To hear the lightning strike and the rain pour down (Ooh-ooh-ooh… never wake up…) (Ooh-ooh-ooh… just let it take me home…) [Final Bridge] [softest humming, almost a lullaby, fading into more breathy rain sounds] The lightning… The rain… Maybe tomorrow I’ll still be here Or maybe the storm Finally loved me enough To keep me. [long, quiet exhale that sounds like the rain slowing] [Outro] …I’m sorry. That got heavier than I meant. But… thank you for letting me finish it with you. It feels a little less lonely when the words aren’t only mine.