[Verse 1 – Male]
I used to think that growing older
Would somehow make it all make sense
That I would wake up one day knowing
Where I’m going, who I am
But every road just keeps on turning
Every answer changes shape
And I’m still learning how to carry
All the choices that I made
[Verse 2 – Female]
I used to think that love meant knowing
Exactly how the story ends
But life keeps moving through our fingers
While we’re busy making plans
So if tomorrow looks much different
From the picture in my head
Promise me we won’t waste the moment
Chasing things we haven’t met
[Pre-Chorus – Male]
Maybe we don’t need the answers
[Female]
Maybe we just need tonight
[Together]
To look at everything we’ve been through
And know we’re still alive
[Chorus – Together]
When the lights go out
And there’s nobody around
When the noise is gone
And our feet are on the ground
I wanna know we gave it everything
Every broken dream, every second chance
When the lights go out
I don’t wanna wish we’d lived
While we still had the chance
[Verse 3 – Female]
There are pictures in the hallway
Of a life that moves too fast
[Male]
Little hands that keep on growing
Moments we can’t get back
[Female]
And someday they’ll be standing taller
[Male]
Maybe asking who we were
[Together]
I hope they know we weren’t fearless
We were scared and went because
[Pre-Chorus – Female]
I hope they learn that being brave
[Male]
Doesn’t mean you never fall
[Together]
Sometimes courage is just getting up
When no one sees at all
[Chorus – Together]
When the lights go out
And there’s nobody around
When the noise is gone
And our feet are on the ground
I wanna know we gave it everything
Every broken dream, every second chance
When the lights go out
I don’t wanna wish we’d lived
While we still had the chance
[Bridge – Male]
So turn it up
Let the guitars scream
For every version of me
That almost gave up on the dream
[Female]
Turn it up
Till these walls come down
For every time I lost myself
And somehow still got found
[Male]
And if tomorrow never comes
[Female]
If this is all we get
[Together]
I wanna leave with empty hands
And nothing left unsaid
[Final Chorus – Together, Full Band]
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT
AND THE WHOLE WORLD FADES AWAY
I WANNA KNOW WE LOVED ENOUGH
TO LEAVE SOMETHING THAT STAYS
I wanna know we gave it everything
Every mile, every scar, every second chance
When the lights go out
I wanna close my eyes and say
God, what a life we had
[Outro – Female, Soft]
So while the lights are on…
[Male]
While our hearts still make a sound…
[Together]
We’re gonna live this life
Like we won’t get another round
And when the lights go out…
We’ll know
We were here.