The Final Shelf

[Intro]
[Verse]
The sun is sinking low
In a golden, amber glow
Dust motes dance in light
Before the coming night
My fingers trace the spine
Of lives that weren't mine
I feel the paper breath
Defying quiet death
[Pre-Chorus]
The lease is on the floor
The key is in the door
I feel the silence grow
In everything I know
[Chorus]
I built a world of ink and bone
Upon this stage I stood alone
The stories that I never told
Are turning gray and growing cold
But I won't bow, I won't break
For every single heart at stake
This isn't just a closing sign
It’s everything that’s mine
[Post-Chorus]
Everything that’s mine
In every single line
[Verse]
Faded playbills on the glass
Watching all the seasons pass
Cracked leather, worn and blue
Like a dream that didn't through
The register is still
Against my stubborn will
I see the empty chair
And ghosts of poems there
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the woodwind sigh
Underneath a heavy sky
One last look around
At what I haven't found
[Chorus]
I built a world of ink and bone
Upon this stage I stood alone
The stories that I never told
Are turning gray and growing cold
But I won't bow, I won't break
For every single heart at stake
This isn't just a closing sign
It’s everything that’s mine
[Bridge]
I could have been the lead
If I followed where they lead
But I stayed within these walls
Answering the quiet calls
Now the shadows start to creep
Promises I couldn't keep
Is it too late to fly?
Under this charcoal sky?
[Chorus]
I built a world of ink and bone
Upon this stage I stood alone
The stories that I never told
Are turning gray and growing cold
But I won't bow, I won't break
For every single heart at stake
This isn't just a closing sign
It’s everything that’s mine
[Post-Chorus]
I'm still standing tall
Even as the curtains fall
I'm still standing tall
Watching it all
[Outro]