Work Text:
[Verse 1]
(Musical Note: Low, mournful Cello notes. Long, vibrating bows. Very quiet—𝑝.)
The bathroom floor is cold and white,
Another ghost to fight tonight.
You’re tracing lines that shouldn’t be there,
With shadows tangled in your hair.
The silver’s heavy in your hand,
A language I don’t want to understand.
[Chorus - Part 1: The Plea]
(Musical Note: Piano enters with minor chords. The Cello gets slightly louder—𝑚𝑓.)
Baby, don’t cut... please just look at me,
There’s so much more than this misery.
Don’t let the metal speak for your heart,
Don’t let the ending be where we start.
Put it down, let the rhythm breathe,
I promise you don’t have to leave.
[Verse 2]
(Musical Note: The Cello stops. A light, rhythmic Acoustic Guitar starts strumming. The mood shifts.)
Fast forward through the hazy months,
You haven’t felt that hunger once.
The scars are fading into "yesterday,"
And the heavy clouds have moved away.
You’re wearing short sleeves in the sun,
The war is over, and you’ve won.
[Bridge]
(Musical Note: Bright, fast strumming. Add a tambourine or light drums. Loud—𝑓.)
Throw the metal in the deep blue sea,
You’re finally who you’re meant to be.
From the "Baby don't cut" to the "Baby let’s fly,"
Look at the color back in your eye!
You’re a fire, you’re a spark, you’re a brand new day,
The ghosts of the past have all blown away!
[Chorus - Part 2: The Celebration]
(Musical Note: Full band sound—upbeat and joyful.)
Baby, you’re brave... look at how you shine,
You stepped across that jagged line.
You didn’t cut, you chose to stay,
And now the world is bright and gray has gone away!
Yeah, you’re the rhythm, you’re the beat,
You’re standing steady on your feet.
[Outro]
(Musical Note: One final, bright strum of a G-Major chord. Happy and ringing.)
You put it down.
You’re still here.
And God, it’s a beautiful year.
(End with a cheerful laugh or a long, sustained guitar ring.)