[Verse 1 – Main Singer]
(Slow, soft acoustic fingerpicking)
I’ve been walking with a hollow chest
Sleepin’ on beds made of second-best
Every prayer I whispered sank like stone
No light, no hand to lead me home
I tried the bottle, I tried the blade
Thought I could outrun what I’ve made
Shadows talkin’ louder than my name
Every breath felt wrapped in shame
[Verse 2 – Main Singer]
Mama said there’s hope in the sky
But I just saw clouds rollin’ by
Friends gave up, and I don’t blame
Who sticks around a heart this maimed?
[Bridge – Instrumental grows slightly, a breeze of keyboard enters]
(A faint angelic hum fades in)
[Verse 3 – Demon – Raspy Voice]
Go ahead, let it all fall down
Ain’t no heaven, just the ground
No one’s listenin’, no one cares
Just lay it down and disappear
[Verse 4 – Angel – Gentle Voice]
You were knit by hands of grace
Before the world, He knew your face
You're not forgotten, not too far
There’s mercy b*****g like a star
[Verse 5 – Main Singer, torn between voices]
I hear the w*r beneath my skin
One pulls out, the other in
Is there a way, a narrow gate
To trade this pain for something great?
[Verse 6 – Demon]
They’ll judge you, break you, shame your name
You’re nothing but a man in chains
Better to end it, quiet and fast
Let the dark just hold you at last
[Verse 7 – Angel]
But He was broken so you’d be healed
The thorns you carry, He has feel’d
Lay it down at wounded feet
There is a place where sorrow meets peace
[Bridge – Explosion of sound, full guitar strumming, keyboard swells]
(Main Singer cries out)
[Chorus – Main Singer, supported by soft angelic harmonies (wordless “ahh’s” and “oooh’s”)]
So I fall, I fall into Your grace
All my scars, You don’t erase
You take them in, You make them new
I was shattered — now I’m true
[Verse 8 – Main Singer, uplifted tone]
You pulled me from the lion’s den
Put breath back in these lungs again
I gave You ashes, You gave me song
I’m not the man I was for so long
[Final Chorus – Main Singer, angelic harmonies continue faintly]
Now I see, now I see
Love was always chasing me
Blind and lost, but now I stand
Found by the ever-reaching hand
[Outro – Main Singer, soft and clear over simple guitar]
And if you’re buried in your night
Just cry it out, step into light
He’s not distant, cold, or gone
He’s been here holding you all along
Key: D minor (first half), shifting to F major (second half)
Tempo: ~68 BPM, increasing to ~84 BPM after the transition
Emotion Curve: Broken → Conflict → Surrender → Joy