Luca & Nova: Champagne & Fading Photographs (Official Lyrics) | What It Cost to Make It

Champagne & Fading Photographs the two sides of chasing everything you dreamed of, told at the same time. Luca is standing on the rooftop he used to only imagine city lights below, glass in hand, proof that the grind paid off. But every toast carries a memory of someone who isn't there to share it. Nova holds a fading photograph, a love that didn't survive the climb, colors turning grey while the life around it kept moving forward. This isn't two separate stories — it's one story, told from both sides. The success and the loss happened together. Some things you build, some things get left behind, and both are part of the same journey to the top. This is for anyone who's ever had to ask if what they gained was worth what they gave up to get there. Subscribe for weekly sessions from Quietclimb, and comment below on what your climb has cost you — and what it's given you. Timestamps: 0:00 City Lights Below Us (Verse 1 – Luca) 0:27 Found a Picture of Us (Verse 2 – Nova) 0:54 Champagne Nights / Fading Photographs (Chorus – Both) 1:28 Started With a Dream and a Laptop (Verse 3 – Luca) 1:55 I Scroll Back Through the Old Texts (Verse 4 – Nova) 2:22 Every Toast I Make (Bridge – Both) 2:49 This Is What It Cost (Final Chorus – Both) 3:16 This the Life... Still Holding On (Outro – Both) #ChampagneAndFadingPhotographs #LucaAndNova #Quietclimb #WhatItCostToMakeIt #SuccessAndSacrifice #BittersweetAnthem #EmotionalDuet