Between the Pages

(Verse 1) The world feels loud, too sharp, too real, Every second something I can’t quite heal, So I trace the spine of a worn-out book, Like a doorway waiting if I just look. Ink and paper, quiet calls, Soft escape through hidden halls, A different sky, a different name, Where nothing hurts me quite the same. (Pre-Chorus) So don’t come knocking, don’t ask me why, I’m chasing stars no one can buy— (Chorus) Let me get lost in a story tonight, Where dragons breathe and wrong feels right, Where I can be more than I’ve been, Turn the page and start again. Close the world, just let it fade, In every line a choice is made, If I can’t fix reality— I’ll find my life in fantasy. (Verse 2) Heroes rise where I can’t stand, Magic lives in every hand, No one knows the things I hide, But they feel them deep inside. A thousand lives I get to try, A thousand ways I don’t have to lie, In broken worlds I somehow mend, Find a start where I can end. (Pre-Chorus) So let me drift, don’t pull me through, These paper dreams feel more like truth— (Chorus) Let me get lost in a story tonight, Where shadows fall but hope still fights, Where I can breathe without the weight, Rewrite the lines that seal my fate. Close the world, just let it fade, In every line a choice is made, If I can’t fix reality— I’ll find my life in fantasy. (Bridge) Maybe it’s foolish, maybe it’s wrong, To feel more whole where I don’t belong, But in those pages I’m not alone, I find a heart that feels like home. (Soft Break) So just one more chapter… one more escape… (Final Chorus) Let me get lost in a story tonight, Hold onto dreams I know aren’t mine, But in their glow I finally see, The person I could dare to be. Close the world, just let it fade, In every line a light is made, And when I come back, I’ll carry through— A little more strength than I ever knew. (Outro) So if you’re looking… I’ll be alright— Just somewhere lost between the lines. Hope everyone Enjoys! ~Alison Crowe 💜