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Before the Flight

10

R&B/Soul

Before the Flight was released on August 9, 2026 by lesil as a part of the album August Never Left

Song Details

AlbumAugust Never Left

Release DateAugust 9, 2026

Labellesil

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM77

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

NØLIVE

Background Vocals, 12-String Guitar, Programming, Mixed Artist, Rap

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Lesil

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

NØLIVE

Co-Producer, Assistant Engineer, Graphic Design, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro — airport ambience, distant announcements, rain against glass]

Your flight leaves at six...

It's almost morning.

I wish I could make time stop.

[Verse 1]

You left your jacket on the chair beside my bed,

Your perfume's still hanging in the air we shared.

The city hasn't opened up its eyes,

But I'm already feeling your goodbye.

We spent the night pretending we had time,

Laughing at the things we couldn't keep behind.

You looked at me like nothing had to end,

But we both knew the morning was our friend.

Your suitcase waiting by the door,

My heart asking you to stay a little more.

I almost said everything I feel,

But some words become too real when they're real.

[Pre-Chorus]

So don't look at me that way,

Don't make me wanna make you stay.

If I touch your hand tonight,

I'll forget your plane takes flight.

[Chorus]

Stay until the sun comes up,

Even if tomorrow breaks us both.

I don't need forever tonight,

I just need one more hour by your side.

You can leave when the sky turns bright,

But don't disappear before the light.

If this is where our story ends,

Let me pretend you're mine again.

[Verse 2 — Rap]

Yeah,

Six A.M., your bags by the hallway,

I'm watching every second like a replay.

You said, “Don't make this complicated,”

But how the hell do I stay detached when I'm already faded?

You wore my shirt like it belonged to you,

I memorized the way you smiled when you knew.

We never called it anything serious,

But losing you feels way too serious.

I know another city waits,

Another room, another set of days.

Maybe somebody's gonna make you laugh,

Maybe you're gonna forget the way we crashed.

And I don't wanna be jealous,

I don't wanna ask who you're with.

I just wanna freeze this moment

Before reality gets in.

You tell me we'll talk soon,

But we both know how that goes.

Some people promise “later”

When they really mean “I don't know.”

[Pre-Chorus]

So don't look at me that way,

Don't make me wanna make you stay.

If I touch your hand tonight,

I'll forget your plane takes flight.

[Chorus]

Stay until the sun comes up,

Even if tomorrow breaks us both.

I don't need forever tonight,

I just need one more hour by your side.

You can leave when the sky turns bright,

But don't disappear before the light.

If this is where our story ends,

Let me pretend you're mine again.

[Bridge — stripped piano, soft vocal]

Maybe we're only meant for moments,

Maybe that's all we ever get.

A few nights underneath the same moon,

A memory we haven't lost yet.

If I see you years from now,

I'll probably wonder what would've changed.

Maybe we'd laugh about this night,

Maybe we'd wish we'd stayed.

[Verse 3 — emotional rap]

Your taxi's outside,

And I'm standing at the window.

Trying not to call your name,

Trying not to let it show.

You turn around before you leave,

And for a second I believe

That you're gonna drop the suitcase,

Walk back upstairs,

And choose me.

But you smile,

Then you go.

And that's the cruelest part,

You didn't break my heart.

You just walked away

While I was still holding it.

[Final Chorus — emotional, layered vocals]

Stay until the sun comes up,

Even if tomorrow breaks us both.

I don't need forever tonight,

I just need one more hour by your side.

You can leave when the sky turns bright,

But don't disappear before the light.

If this is where our story ends,

Let me pretend you're mine again.

Stay...

Just a little longer.

Stay...

Before the flight.

[Outro — airport announcement fading into silence]

“Final boarding call...”

[Soft vocal]

I guess that's my goodbye.

Written by: Lesil

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