Lyrics
[Intro] [Quiet Electric String Strum & Couch Spring Squeak]
Green room couch with the vinyl tear
Quiet moment after the stadium glare
[Verse 1] [Dry Electric Guitar & Intimate Vocal]
Unplugged electric guitar on my lap
No amplifier volume, no heavy trap
Just the faint metallic ring of the nickel string
A tender melody I quietly sing
Dressing room mirror with the light bulbs bright
Taking off my makeup from the heavy night
[Pre-Chorus] [Soft Rhodes & Sub Bass]
The stadium crowd has gone home to sleep
Leaving only the memories I keep
[Chorus] [Intimate Backstage Drop]
Faint metallic buzz of the unplugged electric strings
Listening to the honesty that quietness brings
Behind the curtain, behind the rock-and-roll show
A vulnerable heart that you used to know
Strum soft, breathe deep, in the backstage room
Where the truest flowers learn to bloom
[Verse 2] [Rhodes Piano & Subtle Percussion]
Cold bottle of water in my tired hand
Remembering the cheers of the entire land
I pick out a lullaby on the fretboard wood
Knowing that the journey was right and good
[Bridge] [Soaring High Falsetto & Soft Strings]
Let the noise fade away, let the silence fall
I gave my absolute all on the wall
Peace is the encore that I give myself
Before I put the guitar on the velvet shelf
[Chorus] [Full Warm Backstage Climax]
Faint metallic buzz of the unplugged electric strings
Listening to the honesty that quietness brings
Behind the curtain, behind the rock-and-roll show
A vulnerable heart that you used to know
Strum soft, breathe deep, in the backstage room
Where the truest flowers learn to bloom
[Outro] [Quiet Guitar Note Ringing to Silence]
Green room quiet...
Goodnight.
[Fade Out]
[End]