When The Curtain Falls

Verse 1

The room is quiet, but it’s screaming your name

Every shadow still looks like your face

I traced our future in the cracks of the wall

But the truth hit harder than the fall

I held my breath just to keep you alive

Built a home out of maybes and lies

Every promise was dressed in gold

But love don’t shine when it’s cold

Pre-Chorus

I bent till I broke just to keep us whole

I set myself on fire to keep you warm

If this is the end, don’t look away

Watch me walk through the flames

Chorus

When the curtain falls, don’t clap for me

This wasn’t a show, this was everything

I gave you my blood, my voice, my soul

Now I’m standing alone in the echo

If goodbye is the price of being free

Then I’ll pay it in tears and dignity

When the lights go out, remember my name

I loved you loud… even in pain

Verse 2

Your silence cut deeper than any knife

You watched me drown, called it compromise

I was your halo, your holy disguise

But angels bleed when they’re sacrificed

I tried to be soft, I tried to be strong

I tried to pretend I didn’t know all along

That loving you meant losing me

Slowly, beautifully

Pre-Chorus

I begged the stars for a different end

But fate don’t listen when you pretend

So take your crown, take your throne

I’m done being your ghost

Chorus

When the curtain falls, don’t clap for me

This wasn’t a show, this was everything

I gave you my blood, my voice, my soul

Now I’m standing alone in the echo

If goodbye is the price of being free

Then I’ll pay it in tears and dignity

When the lights go out, remember my name

I loved you loud… even in pain

Bridge (stripped back, just piano)

If love is a war, I laid down my arms

I wore your sins like lucky charms

I lost myself to save your heart

But survival is an art

(orchestra swells)

You don’t get to miss me now

You don’t get my final bow

Final Chorus (full orchestra, key change)

When the curtain falls, I rise again

From the wreckage of who I’ve been

You took my faith, you took control

But you couldn’t take my soul

If goodbye is the sound of rebirth

Let it shake the heavens, let it hurt

When the lights go out, I’ll still remain

I loved you loud…

I survived the pain

Outro

So close your eyes, the scene is done

This is where I finally run

From the wreckage, from the scars

I am more than we ever were