Verse
Empty seats still warm where the crowd used to stand
Confetti settling soft like the first fall of snow
Last chord fading out from the amps in my hand
I lace up tighter before the house lights go low
Four a.m., the roadies rolling up the wire
Every string of neon dimming down to gray
But my sneakers hit the boards like they're catching fire
Chasing the beat that refuses to fade
Pre-Chorus
So how do I let go
Of the only light I've known
Watch me turn this ending
Into a road of my own
Chorus
This is the pulse of the mainstage
Beating under my feet, refusing to fade
Every goodbye's just a turn of the page
I run toward the dawn that the dark couldn't trade
This is the pulse of the mainstage
Carrying me, carrying me
Verse
Treadmill glowing blue in an empty gym
Old setlist crumpled up under my shoe
Sweat where the spotlight used to swim
Building a new one out of the view
Six more reps for the ticket stub I kept
Six more miles for the roar I used to know
Every step is a promise that I haven't wrecked
Every breath is a seed I'm learning to grow
Pre-Chorus
So how do I let go
Of the only light I've known
Watch me turn this ending
Into a road of my own
Chorus
This is the pulse of the mainstage
Beating under my feet, refusing to fade
Every goodbye's just a turn of the page
I run toward the dawn that the dark couldn't trade
This is the pulse of the mainstage
Carrying me, carrying me
Bridge
I used to think the curtain falling meant it's over
Now I feel it stitching something new into my chest
Every scar's a stage light I carry in my shoulder
Every finish line's a stage where I get to rest
Chorus
This is the pulse of the mainstage
Beating under my feet, refusing to fade
Every goodbye's just a turn of the page
I run toward the dawn that the dark couldn't trade
This is the pulse of the mainstage
Carrying me, carrying me
