Lyrics

"Where Does Reason End?"
By Yves Stilmant © 2025
(Modern Country Ballad / Cinematic Folk / 76 BPM)

Verse 1A
The coffee's cold, the lights stay on
We speak in sighs, then just move on
The fridge hums louder than our talk
We tiptoe 'round the things we've blocked
Verse 1B
The kids draw monsters in their rooms
While bills stack up like quiet tombs
She says I stare too long at walls
I tell her, "No, it's nothing at all"

Pre-Chorus
But even silence starts to shout
When reason fades and doubts move out

Chorus
Where does reason end... and madness begin?
Is it the slam of a door, or the ache within?
Is it yelling in tears or smiling too wide?
Is it when we forget how to say what's inside?
We used to fight, now we just pretend
Tell me--where does reason end?

Verse 2A
I find her crying in the bath
She says, "I'm fine," then tries to laugh
We used to dream, now we just brace
For one more storm we have to face
Verse 2B
I walk the yard in dead of night
Try to make wrong things feel alright
But the stars don't answer like they did
And I miss the man I was to our kids

Pre-Chorus
She once said, "Love will keep us sane"
Now we both flinch when we hear that name

Chorus
Where does reason end... and madness begin?
Is it losing your way while trying to win?
Is it when the truth gets buried in grace?
Or seeing your partner as someone else's face?
We used to break, then we'd just mend
Now... where does reason end?

Bridge
Maybe healing ain't some light
Maybe it's holding hands at night
Saying "I see you" through the noise
Choosing calm, not louder voice

Final Chorus
Where does reason end... and madness fall in?
Maybe it's not the start -- but where we begin
If we still care, if we still try
If we still look each other in the eye
Then maybe reason can find its way again
Even now... even here... at the end