The Night I Finally Stood Still

[Intro] Yeah... You ever hear a story... and know it ain't the whole thing? [Verse 1] Back where the lights don't reach the floor Past a busted sign and a splintered door Found that boat where the silence hums Like it knew me... like I was the one Little tag said "leave it be" Yeah... that's never worked on me So I leaned in close, crossed that line ...and the night bent sideways [Verse 2] Same booth, same glass, same coffee stain Same dumb version of me again Tried to walk off-script, tried to shift the track But the world just snapped... and it snapped me back So I started small, moved a chair, missed a cue Changed a word, let a moment skew Kicked that boat out back by the alley light Watched fate... rewrite [Pre-Chorus] You found it like I knew you would Bob lit up like cursed driftwood Llama sighed like she's seen it all before ...and I let it happen once more [Chorus] I was the first to lick the curse Ain't no legend, ain't no verse Every loop, every break, every line you lived Was a choice I made... and hid Yeah I played it loud, yeah I played it dumb Kept it buried under what we'd become Family built outta grease and crime Yeah... that was mine [Verse 3] Heard those horns in the desert wind Same low call when it starts again Flamingo shadows at the edge of sight Yeah... they show when I get it right Every laugh, every fight, every late-night run Every version of who we'd become You don't know how many times I chose To keep you in a world that froze [Bridge] You called it fate You called it strange Said Table Seven writes the page ...but it only turns when I decide how long we stay inside [Break] I could reset it... I always do One more loop One more night One more version where it all feels right ...but this time... I didn't [Final Chorus] So I let it stand, let it fall apart Didn't twist the world to protect my part No more loops, no more lines to rehearse Just the truth... and the weight of the first Yeah I thought you'd fade when the pattern broke Thought I'd lose you both in the final choke But you just looked at me like, "yeah... okay" ...and you stayed [Outro] Still the same road... Just no rewind Guess the curse ain't broken ...just mine