The Voice I Chose

[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