[Intro]
[muted electric guitar, electronic percussion]
[Verse 1]
[clean electric guitar, synth bass enters]
Postcard mountains, real cold hands
Tour bus filling in the rented plans
Neon jackets, thrill seeker grams
Jump off a bridge just to feel again
Down the street a late shift sighs
Someone counts tips under yellow lights
I'm not rich enough to waste the day
Not broke enough to look away
[Pre-Chorus]
[synth pads swell, drums build]
Breathe in, breathe out, let the world go wild
This lake can hold a mirror this clear
Maybe it can hold my fear
[Chorus]
[full band, distorted guitar, driving drums]
Queenstown, don't let me come down
I'm on the edge of the lake right now
Heart's too loud in a quiet place
I feel brand new in the frozen air
Queenstown, keep that blue light on
I'm not healed but I'm moving on
If I fall let the mountain catch
I'm alive in the afterflash
[guitar riff] At the edge of the lake
At the edge of the lake
I don't break, I don't break
At the edge of the lake (take it back)
At the edge of the lake (take it back)
I don't break, I don't break
[Verse 2]
[drums drop to electronic beat, muted guitar]
Rich kids toasting a glass from bar
Locals drive home in a battered car
A couple kisses by the waterline
I taste regret like a cheap red wine
Snow on peaks like white hot flame
Makes your problems feel small then named
I came for thrill, I stayed for truth
For the way this town strips you loose
No perfect speech, no perfect plan
Just a human heart doing what it can
Tell the sky I'm trying
[Chorus]
[full band]
Queenstown, don't let me come down
I'm on the edge of the lake right now
Heart's too loud in a quiet place
I feel brand new in the frozen air
Queenstown, keep that blue light on
I'm not healed but I'm moving on
If I fall let the mountain catch
I'm alive in the afterflash
[Bridge]
[drums drop out, atmospheric pads, clean guitar]
I thought I needed noise to feel alive
The silence hits deeper than the dive
So I stand still and let it go
Teach my bones what hope can hold
[Guitar Solo]
[distorted lead guitar, heavy drums]
[Chorus]
[full band]
Queenstown, don't let me come down
I'm on the edge of the lake right now (right now)
Heart's too loud in a quiet place
I feel brand new in the frozen air
Queenstown, keep that blue light on
I'm not healed but I'm moving on
If I fall let the mountain catch
I'm alive in the afterflash
[Outro]
[guitar riff, electronic percussion]
At the edge of the lake (take it back)
At the edge of the lake (take it back)
At the edge of the lake (take it back)
At the edge of the lake