[Verse 1]

I used to skim through the pages of my own story

Like I was reading someone else’s life in the dark

The ink was faded, the margins were lonely

I was just a collection of shadows and "almost" starts

I’d memorized the weight of the silence in the hallways

And the way the winter wind felt against the glass

I thought the plot was settled, written in the grey

Just another story where the good things never last

But then you walked in without a single warning

Not a sound, just a shift in the way the air felt

Like the very first breath of a Sunday morning

Watching the ice on my heavy heart finally melt.

[Pre-Chorus]

And I didn’t know how to hold something so fragile

I didn’t know if my hands were steady enough to stay

But you took the pen from the dust on the table

And you started washing the ghosts away.

[Chorus]

And oh, it’s a beautiful thing, the way you saw me

When I was hidden under layers of my own pride

I’ve lived a thousand lives, but none of them haunt me

Now that I’ve finally got you on the inside

If the world is a library of hearts and of sorrow

Then I’m holding the only light in the night

Through every yesterday and every tomorrow

You are the best chapter of my life.

[Verse 2]

We built a sanctuary out of whispers and late-night calls

Tracing the maps of the scars we both tried to hide

You didn't care for the height of my fortress walls

You just sat patiently until I let you inside

Now the coffee tastes better because you’re across from me

And the rain doesn't feel like a reason to cry anymore

There’s a grace in the way that you simply allow me to be

Something worth loving, something worth fighting for

It’s in the small things, the way your hand finds mine

In the middle of a crowd or a moment of doubt

You’re the underline beneath every beautiful line

The only part of the story I can’t live without.

[Pre-Chorus]

And I didn’t know how to hold something so fragile

I didn’t know if my hands were steady enough to stay

But you took the pen from the dust on the table

And you started washing the ghosts away.

[Chorus]

And oh, it’s a beautiful thing, the way you saw me

When I was hidden under layers of my own pride

I’ve lived a thousand lives, but none of them haunt me

Now that I’ve finally got you on the inside

If the world is a library of hearts and of sorrow

Then I’m holding the only light in the night

Through every yesterday and every tomorrow

You are the best chapter of my life.

[Bridge]

Some stories end with a goodbye and a closing door

Some stories burn out before they even begin

But I’m folding the corners of every page we explore

I’m soaking the paper in the places you’ve been

If the book ends tonight, I’d die a happy man

Just knowing I got to be part of your theme

You’re the only truth I finally understand

The only reality better than the dream.

[Chorus]

Oh, it’s a beautiful thing, the way you saw me

When I was hidden under layers of my own pride

I’ve lived a thousand lives, but none of them haunt me

Now that I’ve finally got you on the inside

If the world is a library of hearts and of sorrow

Then I’m holding the only light in the night

Through every yesterday and every tomorrow

You are the best chapter of my life.

[Outro]

[Vocals become soft, almost a whisper]

Yeah, the best chapter...

No more looking back at the empty pages.

Just you and me, written in gold.

The best chapter...

[Slow piano fade out on a single, resonant note]

[End]

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