[Verse 1]
Ashes fall like winter rain on the broken avenue
Every building is a ghost, but my mind is fixed on you
I would give this final breath just to shield you from the cold
Trading everything I have for a hand I’ll never hold
You just stare into the smoke, looking for a different face
Even at the end of time, I am standing in his place
[Chorus]
If the sky collapses down and the stars begin to fall
I would pick you every time, I would give this world my all
But you’re looking through the flames for a ghost you used to know
In a world that’s ending now, you would let me go
[Verse 2]
Dust is settling on the tracks where the trains used to run
Counting down the quiet hours till the fading of the sun
I built shelter in the dark, kept a spark to keep you warm
You just stand outside the light, waiting for another storm
I'm the one who stayed behind when the shadows took the street
You’re still waiting for a shadow that will never come to meet
[Chorus]
If the sky collapses down and the stars begin to fall
I would pick you every time, I would give this world my all
But you’re looking through the flames for a ghost you used to know
In a world that’s ending now, you would let me go
[Bridge]
[Female Solo]
I can hear you in the dark, I can see the heart you break
It’s not that I am blind to every sacrifice you make
But my heart is in the ruins of a life I left behind
I can’t give you what you want when there’s nothing left inside
[Chorus]
[Female Solo]
If the sky collapses down and the stars begin to fall
I would pick you every time, I would give this world my all
But you’re looking through the flames for a ghost you used to know
In a world that’s ending now, you would let me go
[Chorus]
[Female Solo]
If the sky collapses down and the stars begin to fall
I would pick you every time, I would give this world my all
But you’re looking through the flames for a ghost you used to know
In a world that’s ending now, you would let me go
[Outro]
Ashes falling down
In the quiet town
You would let me go
You would let me go