[Intro – spoken, cinematic, intimate]
[Filtered vocal, distant piano, low synth pad]
They’ll try to shape you…
Tell you who you’re meant to be…
They might try to break you…
But hey—
Now listen to me.
[Verse 1 – low, intimate, cinematic]
[Sparse beat, heartbeat kick, airy textures]
I see the weight pressed on your chest
Every whisper saying you’re less
World gets loud, tries to pull you down
But there’s a quiet fire underground
Every night you hide the scars you keep
Still you stand, even when you bleed
[Pre-Chorus – restrained lift, tension rising]
[Bass swells, backing vocals start to bloom]
They’ll try to shape you, make you feel small
But there’s a part of you
They can’t touch at all
No— not at all
[Chorus – emotional, soaring, melodic]
[Full drums, wide synths, stacked harmonies]
Hold on through the fire and the rain
Say your name — yeah, even through the pain
Every fall taught you how to rise
That’s proof, yeah, proof that you survived
You’re not lost, you’re just finding out
You’re not lost — just finding out
You are stronger
So stand your ground
[Verse 2 – grittier, rhythmic, conversational]
[Beat tighter, more groove]
You walked streets that cut like knives
Gave your heart just to stay alive
Every silence, every door slammed tight
Built the soul that still fights tonight
When the cold nights pull you under
Remember this — you outlasted thunder
[Pre-Chorus 2 – controlled, building]
[Drop instruments briefly, vocal forward]
They’ll tell you who you’re meant to be
But you don’t owe them
Anything
[Chorus 2 – bigger, anthem-ready]
[Added harmony layers, higher topline]
Hold on through the fire and the rain
Say your name — yeah, even through the pain
Every fall taught you how to rise
That’s proof, yeah, proof that you survived
You’re not lost, you’re just finding out
You’re not lost — just finding out
You are stronger
So stand your ground
[Bridge – almost spoken, dramatic pause]
[Beat drops out, piano + low strings]
Say — I am not what broke me
Say — I am not my darkest days
Say — I am every reason I’m still breathing
Even when I almost walked away
[Riser builds… silence…]
[Final Chorus – full power, stadium-scale]
[Max energy, ad-libs, octave doubles]
Hold on through the fire and the rain
Say your name — yeah, even through the pain
Every fall taught you how to rise
That’s proof, yeah, proof that you survived
You’re not lost, you’re just finding out
You’re not lost — just finding out
You are stronger
So stand your ground
[Ad-libs: “Stand up now”, “Say your name”, “You survived”]
[Outro – soft, cinematic, piano fading]
[Everything strips back]
Hold on… hold on…
This isn’t the end
It’s where it starts
Right here
Right now
This is where it starts.
Tonenico
