[Verse 1] You were sitting on the kitchen floor Coffee cold Your hands still shake Saying "Maybe I'm just too much work" Like your heart was some old mistake I could see the storms behind your eyes All the names they carved in you You keep waiting on the next goodbye Like it's all you're allowed to do [Pre-Chorus] But I have seen you laughing When you forget the script they wrote And in that flash of honest I swear I’d give my every oath [Chorus] Come hell or high water I’m staying right here If the sky splits open I’ll hold what you fear When the waves keep coming Till you disappear Come hell or high water I’m not letting you Not letting you go My dear [Verse 2] You keep tracing every broken line On the map of who you’ve been Talk like you’re a house that’s burned Down to ashes in the wind But I still smell summer on your skin Hear the kid you used to be Running barefoot through the sprinkler spray Before they told you who to be [Pre-Chorus] So let them keep their verdicts Let them talk like they know you I’ll be here in the quiet Learning every shade of truth [Chorus] Come hell or high water I’m staying right here If the sky splits open I’ll hold what you fear When the waves keep coming Till you disappear Come hell or high water I’m not letting you Not letting you go My dear [Bridge] If the ground gives way (oh) I’ll be your steady If you lose your voice I’ll shout till they hear you If you fall apart I’ll fall there already So you never land alone Never land alone [Chorus] Come hell or high water I’m staying right here If the sky splits open I’ll hold what you fear When the waves keep coming Till you disappear Come hell or high water I’m not letting you Not letting you go My dear Come hell or high water I’m not letting you Not letting you go My dear

pop, Modern pop ballad with soft solo piano intro and intimate male vocals. First verse stays close-mic’d and fragile; warm reverb and subtle room tone. Gradual build with airy pads and distant strings creeping in, then toms and a spacious kick lead into an explosive, anthemic chorus with full string section and layered harmonies. Second pass of the chorus hits harder with extra octave vocal, big crashes, and ringing piano chords hanging in the air., ballad, vocal, soaring, emotional, gradual, deep, soft

Come Hell or High Water