The Collapse

The cracks in the pavement were warnings we missed

We painted them over with hope and a kiss

The radio whispered of storms rolling in

But we kept on dancing, pretending we’d win

This is the collapse, the moment it breaks

The truth flooding in like a wave we can’t take

Holding our breath as the walls start to shake

Nothing looks the same after the collapse

We built our world high on a promise and spark

But towers look different when viewed in the dark

You said you were fine, but your voice didn’t soar

I heard every silence say less than before

And maybe we flew too close

Ignoring the undertow

You can’t outrun gravity

When everything gives way

And all that’s left is what remains

This is the collapse, the moment it breaks

The truth flooding in like a wave we can’t take

Holding our breath as the walls start to shake

Nothing looks the same after the collapse

Now sifting through pieces of could-have-been days

The dust of our future still clings to the haze

But in all the ruins, I swear I can see

A small spark of something that still might be free

This is the collapse, the moment it breaks

The truth flooding in like a wave we can’t take

Holding our breath as the walls start to shake

Nothing looks the same after the collapse