[Verse 1: Male]
The grocery signs are dark on Route 9
Ash on the hood, your hand in mine
The radio says the coast is gone
You ask me what I’d do if morning never comes
I’d spend my last good breath saying your name
Trade every safe place for one more day
But when I ask if you’d stay by my side
You look past me toward the falling sky
[Pre-Chorus: Male]
If the whole world gives way tonight
I know where I’d run, I know what I’d choose
But your silence answers before you do
[Chorus: Male]
When the last town loses power
When the rivers turn to dust
I would choose you in that final hour
I would choose you, choose you, no matter what
But you wouldn’t choose me
Even with the whole world ending
I would choose you
You wouldn’t choose me
[Verse 2: Male]
Your coat is packed beside the door
You say there’s a shelter two towns north
I offer you the passenger seat
You say you need the road, not me
I don’t blame you for wanting to live
I just wish I had more left to give
The clock on the stove still blinks twelve-two
And every dead minute points to you
[Pre-Chorus: Male]
If the whole world gives way tonight
I know where I’d run, I know what I’d choose
But your silence answers before you do
[Chorus: Male]
When the last town loses power
When the rivers turn to dust
I would choose you in that final hour
I would choose you, choose you, no matter what
But you wouldn’t choose me
Even with the whole world ending
I would choose you
You wouldn’t choose me
[Bridge: Female Solo]
I heard you calling through the storm
I know you’d stay, I know you’d come
But love can’t make a home from fear
And I can’t promise I’ll be here
I’m taking what I need to live
I’m sorry for the hurt this gives
If there’s a morning left to see
Don’t spend it waiting here for me
[Final Chorus: Female Solo]
When the last town loses power
When the rivers turn to dust
You would choose me in that final hour
You would choose me, choose me, no matter what
But I can’t choose you
Even with the whole world ending
You would choose me
I can’t choose you
[Final Chorus: Female Solo, dramatic repeat]
When the last town loses power
When the rivers turn to dust
You would choose me in that final hour
You would choose me, choose me, no matter what
But I can’t choose you
Even with the whole world ending
You would choose me
I can’t choose you
[Outro: Female Solo]
I’m sorry for the hurt this gives
Don’t spend your last days waiting here