Let the Whole World Go Quiet

[Verse 1]
Twenty-six, the streetlights shimmer,
Everybody's somewhere new.
Some are making wedding plans,
I'm still wondering what to do.
I held one name for six long years,
Till she told me we weren't meant.
Ever since, the spark's been missing,
And I don't know where it went.

[Pre-Chorus]
At home, every door has questions,
And outside, I lose my nerve.
I practice all the words I'll say,
Then I never say a word.

[Chorus]
Let the whole world go quiet,
Rest your book beside the bed.
I'll turn off the videos,
And pull you close instead.
I just want to feel you breathing,
With your heartbeat next to mine.
Not to prove that I am worthy,
Just to share this little time.

[Verse 2]
I've said things I wish I'd swallowed,
Let good friendships turn to dust.
On a screen I played a stranger,
Face to face, I lost my trust.
There were nights I fought the darkness,
Now I'm learning how to heal.
But the silence in this house still
Makes the future feel unreal.

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know that friendship matters,
Even when there's no romance.
But how can I find somebody,
If I never get the chance?

[Chorus]
Let the whole world go quiet,
Rest your book beside the bed.
I'll turn off the videos,
And pull you close instead.
I just want to feel you breathing,
With your heartbeat next to mine.
Not to prove that I am worthy,
Just to share this little time.

[Bridge]
Maybe I'm not made of stone,
Maybe I just need some space.
Maybe all those years of waiting
Haven't stolen every chance.
I'm still scared of all the seasons
That I cannot get back now.
But there's life beyond this window,
And I'll learn to step out somehow.

[Final Chorus]
Let the whole world go quiet,
Rest your book beside the bed.
I'll let the screen go dark beside us,
And hold you close instead.
I don't need to chase a lifetime,
Just one real night at a time.
Not to make up for the missing years,
Just to live the ones ahead.

[Outro]
Twenty-six is not the ending,
Even if the road's unclear.
I've got love I've never given,
And a life I want right here.