[Intro-imtrumental-only piano]
Verse 1
You..
don’t talk the way you used to
You stare past the window frame
I hear doctors in the hallway
Saying words I cannot say
I used to think you were unbreakable
Stronger than the weathered sea
Now I hold your shaking hands
Like you once held me
Pre-Chorus
If I could trade our places
I would do it quietly
Chorus
Stay until morning
Don’t leave me with the night
I’m not as brave as I pretend
When you turn off the light
You told me monsters weren’t real
That shadows couldn’t harm
But I still need your voice
When the dark feels like a storm
Verse 2
You...
apologize for weakness
Like it’s something you designed
But I’ve seen giants fall before
And still be giants in my mind
The room is getting smaller
Or maybe it’s just me
Trying not to crumble
While you’re trying to breathe
Chorus
Stay until morning
Don’t leave me with the night
I’m not as brave as I pretend
When you turn off the light
You told me monsters weren’t real
That shadows couldn’t harm
But I still need your voice
When the dark feels like a storm
[Bridge soft, almost spoken]
You don’t have to fight it
You don’t have to be the shield
Let me be the armor now
Let me be your field
[Final Chorus stripped down]
Stay until morning
Or slip away in peace
I’ll carry every story
You were too tired to keep
And if you see the monsters
Tell them I’m not afraid
You raised me stronger than the dark
So I’ll be okay