Don't Fade Away

​[Intro]
(Gentle, melodic grand piano solo with warm 80s synth pad underneath)
​[Verse 1]
(Soft grand piano and delicate clean guitar)
I sit alone in the quiet dark
Looking at the shadows on the wall
We built an empire from a spark
How did we ever let it fall?
I hear your echo in the hallway night
Calling out a name I used to know
Is there still a chance to make it right
Before the final curtain starts to close?
​[Pre-Chorus]
(Gated snare drums enter, bass swells, building tension)
The night is cold and the silence screams
Don't turn your back on all our dreams
We’re standing right on the edge of the line
Give me one more moment in time!
​[Chorus]
(Full arena rock blast, soaring vocal harmonies, driving drums)
Don't fade away! Don't turn out the light!
We’ve got a fire that can burn through the night!
Look in my eyes, can't you see what we made?
Don't let the memories start to fade!
Oh, don't fade away...
(Hold the high note)
​[Verse 2]
(Mid-tempo groove, synth pads and melodic bass, steady beat)
We said some words that we can't erase
Lost inside the pride of a foolish game
Now I'm searching for a familiar face
And I'm calling out your name in the rain
Was it all just a theatrical show?
Or was the love we had real and true?
I’m not ready to let you go
My heart is still beating for you!
​[Pre-Chorus]
(Heavy power chords join, drums build rapidly)
The night is cold and the silence screams
Don't turn your back on all our dreams
We’re standing right on the edge of the line
Give me one more moment in time!
​[Chorus]
(Maximum energy, multi-part backing vocal harmonies)
Don't fade away! Don't turn out the light!
We’ve got a fire that can burn through the night!
Look in my eyes, can't you see what we made?
Don't let the memories start to fade!
Oh, don't fade away!
​[Guitar Solo]
(Soaring, melodic 80s electric guitar solo with dramatic pitch bends and fast runs)
​[Bridge]
(Piano and vocals only, rising dramatically)
If this is the end of the final act
Tell me how to bring the feeling back...
(Drums crash in with full band)
'Cause I won't let it die tonight!
​[Chorus]
(Explosive key change, high-range emotional belt, full power)
Don't fade away! Don't turn out the light!
We’ve got a fire that can burn through the night!
Look in my eyes, can't you see what we made?
Don't let the memories start to fade!
​[Outro]
(Sustained electric guitar notes, high theatrical vocal ad-libs)
Don't let it fade away...
No, don't turn out the light...
(Grand piano plays final resolving chord)
(Fade out)