[Verse 1]
Found a door in a hallway crack
Painted words I could never understand
You took my hand
Said “don’t look back”
Into that sad
Sad magic land
Sky bent down in a violet curve
Clocks ran slow
Then they turned to sand
Every step pulled against my nerves
Like the ground didn’t want me to stand
[Pre-Chorus]
You said
“Time is a river
We’re crossing it late”
I said
“If this is forever
I’m begging you
Wait”
[Chorus]
Porter of the sad magic land
Don’t leave me here
Don’t let go of my hand (don’t let go)
I’m sorry for the words I never planned
Didn’t mean to break the spell we had
If this is just a dream
Then shake me awake
Or stay till the morning
For both our sakes
Porter of the sad magic land
Don’t leave me alone with the ache
[Verse 2]
Lamp posts leaning like tired friends
Mouths half-open
But nothing said
You drew maps in the air with your breath
Promised exits I forgot in my head
Every color was almost right
Like the world had been painted twice
You looked back with that shadowed light
Said
“Choose me or the sacrifice”
[Pre-Chorus]
You said
“Dreams are a mirror
They crack when you speak”
I said
“If I wake up
Will I still feel this weak?”
[Chorus]
Porter of the sad magic land
Don’t leave me here
Don’t let go of my hand (stay close)
I’m sorry
All the damage that I am
Didn’t mean to turn the gold to glass
If this is just a dream
Then pull me back through
Or lie to me softly and say it’s all true
Porter of the sad magic land
I’ll follow you
Follow you
[Bridge]
If I open my eyes
Do you fall out of time?
If I beg you to stay
Do you fade anyway?
[Chorus]
Porter of the sad magic land
Don’t leave me here
Don’t let go of my hand (oh, don’t go)
I’m sorry
Every promise that I scrapped
Every “forever” I let collapse
If it’s just a dream
I don’t want to wake up
Let the morning come and find us stuck
Porter of the sad magic land
Please don’t let the daylight win us back