[High-end Indie Folk / American Folk-Pop anthem. Catchy, emotional, cinematic, sophisticated. Radio-ready but organic. Time ~96 BPM, 4/4. Key: A major (bright, uplifting, emotional). Production style: modern folk with premium polish, wide stereo image, lush layers, cinematic build, festival-ready energy.
Instrumentation: Acoustic guitar (tight strumming + rhythmic drive) Electric guitar (clean, dotted-eighth delay, subtle swells) Upright bass + electric bass layered (deep but controlled) Full drum kit (k**k, snare, toms) with organic feel, not EDM, Percussion layers (shakers, tambourine, low tribal toms) Mandolin (rhythmic sparkle) Banjo (supportive groove, not dominant) Fiddle / strings (cinematic lines + emotional lift) Piano (low octaves + subtle chords) Synth pads (warm, analog, very subtle for depth) Handclaps + crowd-style stomps in final chorus. Vocals: confident, emotional, present, slightly raspy allowed, modern indie folk delivery. Strong lead vocal upfront. Big stacked harmonies in choruses. Mix & Master: wide, immersive, punchy low end, crisp highs, vocal forward, professional commercial mix, emotionally impactful. STRUCTURE: Short Intro → Verse → Pre-Chorus → Chorus → Verse → Chorus → Bridge → Final Chorus → End]
[Intro – 4 bars]
(Big rhythmic acoustic guitar + subtle drums building anticipation)
[Verse 1]
Before my name was spoken loud,
Before my feet knew solid ground,
There were hands I never knew,
Still pulling me, still pulling me through.
[Pre-Chorus]
If I listen close inside my skin,
I hear the old world breathing in—
Not just a past I left behind,
But a living fire, a deeper sign.
[Chorus – HOOK]
It’s a river in my bloodline, running wild, running true,
A thousand hearts in every step, carrying me through.
You can take the years, take the days, take the time,
But the forever in my veins was never yours to take away.
[Verse 2]
Every scar is a map I know,
Every loss taught my feet where to go,
I’m not standing here alone—
I’m every road that led me home.
[Chorus – BIGGER]
It’s a river in my bloodline, running wild, running true,
A thousand hearts in every step, carrying me through.
You can take the years, take the days, take the time,
But the forever in my veins was never yours to take away.
[Bridge – DROP then BUILD]
(Stripped moment → piano + pad → full band rise)
Call it dust, call it flame,
Call it every forgotten name,
If I fall, I rise again—
I am the echo that remains.
[Final Chorus – FULL POWER]
(add stomps, claps, biggest harmonies, full instrumentation)
It’s a river in my bloodline, running wild, running true,
Every breath I’m taking now is something ancient breaking through.
You can take the night, take the light, take the pain,
But the forever in my veins is the song that still remains.
[End]
(Big sustained note, instrumental swell, confident ending)
Forever in my veins.
Forever in the song.