Stay Awake — Selah Sound Collective (1Thes.5:3-6)

Lyrics [Verse 1] They say the world is safe tonight Glass towers glowing soft and white Promises wrapped in neon calm But underneath, the silence storms Champagne lies and lullabies Heavy heads, closed weary eyes While shadows move without a sound The truth is burning underground [Pre-Chorus] Every whisper says, “Relax, you’re fine” But peace like that is paper-thin The clock keeps breathing down our necks This dark won’t warn us when it ends [Chorus] Stay awake, don’t close your eyes The night breaks in without a sign They say it’s peace, but it’s a lie It comes like fire in the quiet sky Stay awake, don’t fade away We’re children of the coming day Not asleep, not numb, not blind Stay awake—this isn’t the time [Verse 2] We’re not made for borrowed dreams Or drowning in the in-between You feel it shaking in your chest A holy unrest, a warning breath While others drift like fading light We’re holding onto something bright There’s more than sleep behind these scars We were made to see the dark [Pre-Chorus 2] If the world goes quiet, hearts seduced By comfort dressed up as the truth Then let us be the ones who stand With burning lamps in open hands [Chorus] Stay awake, don’t close your eyes The night breaks in without a sign They say it’s peace, but it’s a lie It comes like fire in the quiet sky Stay awake, don’t fade away We’re children of the coming day Not asleep, not numb, not blind Stay awake—this isn’t the time [Bridge] We don’t belong to the dark We don’t belong to the haze Every heartbeat is a spark Cutting through the end of days So when the silence starts to scream And comfort tries to pull us under We’ll stand awake between the seams Wide-eyed in the rolling thunder [Final Chorus / Outro] Stay awake, the dawn is near Even if the night feels endless here Hold the line, don’t trade your sight For a false calm dressed as light Stay awake—remember who you are You were never meant to sleep through stars