"I Still Hear The Band" lyrics

We were five kids with backstage prayer
Growing up fast in the camera's glare
Matching suits, late night, no sleep
Running on red bulls and half belief
I still see us on that first big stage
Hearts in our throats trying to act our age
Didn't know the cost when the lights go bright
Didn't know some things don't survive the hype

We left home, chased a plan
Built a brotherhood like no one can
Now it's just me in no man's land but I still hear the band, I still hear the band

Still hear the laughter in a hotel room
Feel the bus rolling under the moon
Still reaching out for another hand
Yeah, I still hear the band
Still feel the pull of a harmony
Still hear the crowd singing back to me
Lost a dream but I'll be damned
If I don't still hear the band

I've played arenas and I've crashed alone
Called a dressing room my second home
Been at the top and I've had it all
Some things you build are bound to fall
We fought like brothers and laughed like kids
Lived like legends until we didn't
No farewell tour, no final chord
Just the silence I couldn't ignore

I've made peace but it still aches
When I walk alone up to the stage
'Cause even now when the lights expand

I still hear the band (I still hear the band)
Here the count in before we'd play
Hear the echoes from yesterday
Feel the rush I don't understand
I still hear the band (I still hear the band)
Hear the voices all in tune
Hear the jokes in the dressing room
Yeah, I've moved on, not like I planned, I still hear the band

Some songs end before they fade
Some goodbyes never get made
Some dreams still hold your hand
Even when you're solo, man

I still hear the band
In the hush before the show
In the chords I'll never not know
In the crowd when they raised their hands
I still hear the band (I still hear the band)
Still in the silence between two notes
Still in the places only we'd know
We moved on but I understand, I'll always, always hear the band