Verse
Last chord ringing off the back wall
Roadies coiling cable in the dark
Salt still stinging where the spotlight fell
Every goodbye leaves its mark
Four AM and the engine's turning over
So long to the room that made us closer
Sound and heartbeat rolled into one roar
Won't be standing on this floor no more
Pre-Chorus
So how do we leave what we love
And still keep it burning in our chest
Can a wave that pulls away
Come home better than the rest
Chorus
We are the mainstage tide, the mainstage tide
Pulling back but we don't say goodbye
Every ebb comes roaring back alive
Riding high on the mainstage tide
Verse
Six months gone and the lights look different
City skyline stitched in gold and gray
Same old ache but it's turned to rhythm
Feet find the mark like they know the way
Old ticket stub still folds in my pocket
Proof that the leaving was worth the rocket
We built a fire out of what we lost
Counting every mile like it's worth the cost
Pre-Chorus
So how do we leave what we love
And carry the fire in our chest
We learned the wave that pulls away
Comes home to give its best
Chorus
We are the mainstage tide, the mainstage tide
Pulling back but we don't say goodbye
Every ebb comes roaring back alive
Riding high on the mainstage tide
Bridge
Maybe the goodbye was just the pullback
Building up a wave we couldn't see
Every dark stage holds a bigger comeback
Rising up in you and rising up in me
Hands up high, let the current take us
Nothing's really gone, it's just retreating
Feel it swell beneath the quiet
This is the tide before the meeting
Chorus
We are the mainstage tide, the mainstage tide
Pulling back but we don't say goodbye
Every ebb comes roaring back alive
Riding high on the mainstage tide
