[Verse 1: Male]
Sky’s on fire
News says time’s up soon
Clock hands tremble
I just stare at your room
Everyone’s praying
I’m replaying your name
If this is the last night
I’m not begging you to stay
[Verse 1: Female]
Phone keeps buzzing
I won’t pick it up
Got your sweater on my chair
And your ring in a cup
I could run to your door
But I’m frozen in fear
If I can’t be your always
I won’t fake it for the end, my dear
[Pre-Chorus: Both]
We had chances
We burned bridges
We drew hearts
Then cut the hinges
Still I feel you
In my ribs like truth
But if I can’t walk forever
Then I won’t crawl to you
[Chorus: Both]
If the world is ending
And it’s not you in my arms
I’d rather die alone than lying
In a stranger’s calm
If this love is fatal
Let it be the final cut
Like Romeo and Juliet
Or we don’t wake up
If I can’t be with you
When the sky falls down
Then I’ll meet the dark
On my own side of town
[Verse 2: Male]
Mama keeps calling
“Boy, come home right now”
Says the church is wide open
I just shake my head and bow
I ain’t scared of the thunder
Just scared of one truth
If I can’t see your face
What’s the point of making it through?
[Verse 2: Female]
Daddy’s in the kitchen
Loading up the truck
Says, “Baby, there’s a bunker
Maybe we’ll get lucky as luck”
But I signed my heart over
For better or for worse
If I can’t wear your last name
Then I’ll carry my own curse
[Pre-Chorus: Both]
We made promises
Under porch light rain
Now the sky’s collapsing
On our separate lanes
Still I taste you
In my coffee, in my bones
But if I can’t walk beside you
I’ll just walk alone
[Chorus: Both]
If the world is ending
And it’s not you in my arms
I’d rather die alone than lying
In a stranger’s calm
If this love is fatal
Let it be the final cut
Like Romeo and Juliet
Or we don’t wake up
If I can’t be with you
When the sky falls down
Then I’ll meet the dark
On my own side of town
[Bridge: Call & Response]
[Male]
I could race through fire
(Female) But the road stays blocked
[Male]
I could break these doors
(Female) And still find them locked
[Male]
Would you come if I called
When the sirens cry?
[Female]
If I can’t be yours in the morning
I won’t be yours when we die
[Male]
We’re a last-page story
(Female) With the ink run dry
[Male]
Two burned-out wishes
(Female) On the same gray sky
[Both]
If we can’t live together
Then we’ll keep this vow
I won’t hold you in the end
If I can’t hold you now (oh now)
[Chorus: Both]
If the world is ending
And it’s not you in my arms
I’d rather die alone than lying
In a stranger’s calm
If this love is fatal
Let it be the final cut
Like Romeo and Juliet
Or we don’t wake up
If I can’t be with you
When the sky falls down
Then I’ll meet the dark
On my own side of town
[Outro: Both]
Let the heavens open
Let the daylight fold
If I can’t die with you
I’ll just die old
On my own front porch
In a silent home
If it isn’t you beside me
I would rather die alone