I’m Still Here

[Verse 1]
The fog has no teeth, but it’s eating the trees,
Dragging its belly across the dead leaves.
I’m walking a line where the dirt meets the black,
With a shivering weight hanging onto my back.

[Verse 2]
The creek is a throat that’s choked up with silt,
Swallowing every last drop of my guilt.
I’m digging a hole with my fingernails raw,
In the soft, rotting earth of a cold winter thaw.

[Climax]
(raw, strained vocal.)
I’M SO TIRED OF TRYING!
ACTING LIKE PARTS OF ME AREN'T DYING!
I’M BURYING THE PERSON I USED TO BE!
AND I’M BEGGING THE DARKNESS TO SET ME FREE!!
I’M STILL HERE! I’M STILL HERE! I’M STILL HERE!
OHHH I’M TIRED OF TRYING

[Verse 3]
The light is a needle that’s stitching the sky,
I’m watching the last of the vultures go by.
The dirt on my hands is just dirt anymore,
Not the burden of something I carried before.

[Guitar Solo]
(One high, clean harmonic rings out, followed by a warm, melodic solo. The rhythm underneath is a steady, comforting strum.)

[Climax]
I’M SO TIRED OF TRYING!
ACTING LIKE PARTS OF ME AREN'T DYING!
I’M BURYING THE PERSON I USED TO BE!
AND I’M BEGGING THE DARKNESS TO SET ME FREE!!
I’M STILL HERE! I’M STILL HERE! I’M STILL HERE!
Mmm I’M TIRED OF TRYING

[Guitar Breakdown - palm-muted tense melody with big build]
Oooo oooo
Oooo oooo

[Outro]
IM STILL HERE, IM STILL HERE, IM STILL HERE!!
I’m still here, I’m still here, I’m still here
And I’m finally, finally through.

Post-hardcore, emo, male