Verse 1
Hello darkness, my old friend
You showed up at my door again
Didn’t knock, just walked right in
Sat beside my doubt and sin
You know my name, you know my fight
You come alive when it’s dead of night
You say, “John, you’ll never win”
But I’m still standing here within
Pre-Chorus
You whisper lies like they’re the truth
Dress my fears in borrowed proof
You say I’m tired, I say I’m bent
Not broken — just battle-worn and spent
Chorus
Welcome in — but unwanted
You don’t own this heart you haunted
You can stay but understand
I’m still the fire in this man
You bring the storm, I bring the flame
You know my scars, you know my name
You sit beside me till the end
Hello darkness… not my friend
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Verse 2
You love the cracks inside my mind
The debts, the doubts I try to hide
You circle like wolves at the gate
Smell the fear, anticipate
You tell me I’ve already lost
Count the failures, count the cost
But every time you pull me low
You forget how hard I grow
Pre-Chorus 2
You feed on silence, shame, regret
But I ain’t finished breathing yet
You say surrender, just give in
But pressure’s where I’m forged in steel, not tin
Chorus
Welcome in — but unwanted
You don’t own this heart you haunted
You can stay but understand
I’m still the fire in this man
You bring the storm, I bring the flame
You know my scars, you know my name
You sit beside me till the end
Hello darkness… not my friend
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Bridge (quiet, almost spoken)
You came for weakness
Found a war
You came for silence
Heard a roar
You thought I’d fold
Under the weight
But I build my throne
From pressure and hate
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Final Chorus (big, powerful)
Welcome in — but unwanted
You never broke what you confronted
I’ve faced you more times than ten
And I’ll outlast you once again
You bring the night — I bring the dawn
Every time you linger on
You sit beside me till the end
Hello darkness… I transcend
johno72
