Final Boarding Call
Track 28 of Velvet Altitude
[ Lyrics ]
This is our final boarding call for love. Final boarding call for love. Sat at the gate with my feelings in hand, boarding pass stamped, but I don’t understand why you show up now, when I’m halfway gone— dragging your silence like a bag that’s too long. I rewrote the rules in a Paris hotel, cried through a flight delay I couldn’t cancel. You said you’d change, swore you’d finally stay, but words like that fade on arrival day. No more layovers, no in-between, I’ve been runway-ready for weeks, unseen. Your voice still trembles—cuts like a PA, but I’ve got my own destination to say. This is our final boarding call for love, close the door, leave it all in the past. This is the end of the line, not enough— I won’t delay just to make you feel safe. Final boarding call for love. Packed every lesson in this carry-on case, learned how to fly when you lost my face. Saw your text light up, said you’re ‘in the zone’— but I’ve been past takeoff on my own. You wanted forever, but missed every sign, I bloomed in the quiet, you just kissed the grind. No more ‘just once more,’ no more late seats— I’m choosing my peace over repeating defeats. I loved you deep, through the red-eye lows, but you never boarded when my heart said ‘go.’ So I press ‘confirm’ on a different flight— one where I’m chosen, not just biding time. It’s not revenge, it’s release. Not a war, just a peace. I don’t hate you—I let you be, but I won’t land back in your gravity. This is our final boarding call for love, I hear my name, but I’m not on that list. This is the end of the maybe and tough— I’ve finally become who you couldn’t miss. This is the last chance, I’m not returning, the engines are turning, the lesson’s well-earned. Final boarding call for love… The gate is closed.