[Verse 1]
(Male)
You walk in
Flashbulb thunder
Backstage chaos
Velvet rope
Your name’s plastered on the rafters
Mine’s just ink on someone’s note
(Female)
You’re the storm they came to worship
I’m the rumor in the hall
You lean closer through the smoke haze
Say
“I’ve been watching you from far” (hey)
[Pre-Chorus]
(Male)
I’ve burned through crowds
Like paper in my hands
But this one spark
Won’t obey my plans
(Female)
Every echo
Spells your name inside my spine
Are you a moment
Or a warning or a sign?
[Chorus]
(Both)
You’re the headline
I’m the tagline
But you’re reading every line of me
Front-row heart in the floodlight glare
And it’s more than a fantasy
You could have the world
Still you’re staring at my sky
Two broken chords colliding
Starlight on the B-side
[Verse 2]
(Female)
You drag me out past the roadies
Through the parking lot night air
Trading secrets over coffee
Kohl-black eyes and messy hair
(Male)
I’m the anthem they’ve been screaming
You’re the verse I never wrote
Sudden silence in my ribcage
When you trace my collarbone (oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
(Female)
I watched your rise
From a cracked-screen shaky clip
Didn’t think these hands
Would ever feel your grip
(Male)
I’ve drowned in praise
Till the noise turned into rust
But your trembling little whisper
Cut me open like it must
[Chorus]
(Both)
You’re the headline
I’m the tagline
But you’re reading every line of me
Front-row heart in the floodlight glare
And it’s more than a fantasy
You could have the world
Still you’re staring at my sky
Two broken chords colliding
Starlight on the B-side
[Bridge]
(Male, harsh)
Let them worship their illusion
Let them chant my borrowed name
They don’t see the quiet savior
In the corner of the frame
(Female, soaring)
I’m not your rumor
Not your secret
Not a shadow in your shade
Say my name into the chaos
Watch the old world start to shake (woah)
(Both)
If this is wrong
Let it wreck our pretty thrones
Crown of sparks
Over hearts that feel like home
[Chorus]
(Both)
You’re the headline
I’m the tagline
But you’re reading every line of me
Front-row heart in the floodlight glare
And it’s more than a fantasy
You could have the world
Still you’re staring at my sky
Two broken chords colliding
Starlight on the B-side
[Outro]
(Both, soft then roar)
Sing me quiet
When the crowd begins to fade
In this cheap green room forever
We’re the only hit we ever made