[Intro, spoken / whispered]
[very minimal – piano only]
If this is the end…
Don’t look away.
[Verse 1]
Sirens in the distance, fading into blue
Shadows on the skyline, falling over you
Every second’s heavy, every breath is slow
But your hand’s still shaking, so I let you know
[Pre-Chorus 1]
When the lights start dying in the sky tonight
And the ground is giving in beneath our feet
If the world forgets us in a moment’s time
Promise me you’ll stay right here with me
[Chorus 1]
If this is the end
Let it find us together
No fear in your eyes
No need to pretend
If this is the end
Let the silence remember
We were more than the dark
We were more than the end
[Break 1 – Instrumental]
[Piano motif repeats, soft pad enters, no drums]
[Breathing space – cinematic tension builds]
[Verse 2]
Static on the radio, no one left to call
Pictures of forever peeling off the walls
All the things we worried ’bout don’t matter now
Every broken promise fades somehow
[Pre-Chorus 2]
If the sun don’t rise the way it used to do
And the stars burn out before our eyes
If there’s nothing left for us to lose
Hold me like this moment never dies
[Chorus 2]
If this is the end
Let it find us together
No shame, no regret
Just truth in our hands
If this is the end
Let the world fall forever
I don’t need tomorrow
If I have you til then
[Break 2 – Cinematic Drop]
[Melodic lead carries the hook]
[Sidechained pads, soft pulse, no heavy drums]
[Emotion over energy]
[Bridge]
Maybe we were never meant to last
Maybe everything was built to burn
But even if the future turns to ash
This love is something death can’t hurt
[Break 3 – Silence / Half-Time]
[Music pulls back – piano and distant strings only]
[One breath, one pause]
[Final Chorus]
If this is the end
Let it find us together
When the sky caves in
I’ll still call you home
If this is the end
I won’t face it alone
In the wreckage of time
You’re the last thing I know
[Outro]
[Choir very soft, fading]
Even if the world disappears…
I’m already home.
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