By My Side

[Verse 1]
Knuckles white on the steering wheel
Ice on the road
And my chest
Every scar in the rearview mirror
Says I’m only as good as my regrets
Screaming prayers through broken teeth
Smoke in my lungs
In my eyes
Thought I’d choke on all this anger
Till I heard a whisper cut the night
[Chorus]
Jesus is by my side
When the world swings first and I just hide
When I’m swinging back at the sky
And my faith feels frayed
Paper-thin
Bone-dry
I fall
I crawl
I break inside
Still
Jesus is by my side
[Verse 2]
Stared down the edge of the bottle
Like it knew my middle name
Every lie said “I got you”
Every truth said “walk away”
I was one more step from ending
Everything I couldn’t fix
Then a calm hit hard like thunder
Like a nail-scarred hand on my wrist
[Chorus]
Jesus is by my side
When the dark says "stay" and hope flatlines
When my shame screams louder than my pride
And the mirror shows a stranger in my eyes
I fall
I crawl
I break inside
Still
Jesus is by my side
[Bridge]
If I run to the grave
You run faster (hey!)
If I drown in my rage
You dive after
I bleed in the chains I made
You’re the key
You’re the fracture
Tear my castle of ash apart
Brand Your name on this stone-cold heart
[Chorus]
Jesus is by my side
Through the crash
Through the crush
Through the fire
When I’m buried under all my lies
You pull me out
Breathing
Still alive
I fall
I crawl
I break inside
But Jesus is by my side
Yeah
Jesus is by my side

metal, Modern melodic metal with male vocals, double-kick drive and drop-tuned guitars. Verse riffs are tight and chugging with palm-muted tension; chorus opens into wide, soaring chords and stacked gang vocals on the hook. Brief halftime bridge with tom-heavy drums and a dissonant lead line, then a final, higher-key chorus. Vocal shifts from gritty belts and light fry to a cleaner, anthemic top line on the title phrase.