[Verse 1 - clean, low]
We bled in the same trenches,
Back to back in the black.
No light, no witness,
Just your voice saying "don't look back."
We built a home from wreckage,
Two hearts beating out of tune,
You said pain is just a weather,
We would weather it too.
[Pre-Chorus - building, drums start]
You carried me when I collapsed,
I carried you when you couldn't breathe,
We swore the storm would take us both,
Or neither...
[Chorus - FULL BAND, GANG VOCALS / SCREAMS - REPETITION]
I'M STILL HERE! YOU'RE STILL GONE!
I'M STILL HERE! YOU'RE STILL GONE!
Dragging your name through the fire!
Dragging your name through the stone!
I'M STILL HERE! YOU'RE STILL GONE!
I'M STILL HERE! BUT I'M NOT WHOLE!
[Verse 2 - heavier, gritty vocal]
Your knuckles white on the hospital rail,
My knuckles white on a prayer.
You slipped right through the winter,
And left me choking on the air.
Every road we walked together,
Now it's just boot prints in the rain,
One set fades at the river...
And I keep calling your name!
[Pre-Chorus 2 - bigger]
You told me "RUN! DON'T STOP!"
Now I'm running in circles!
You told me "LIVE!" So I rot!
With your voice in my head!
[Chorus - FULL BAND, REPETITION + HARMONIES]
I'M STILL HERE! YOU'RE STILL GONE!
I'M STILL HERE! YOU'RE STILL GONE!
Dragging your name through the fire!
Dragging your name through the stone!
I'M STILL HERE! YOU'RE STILL GONE!
I'M STILL HERE! BUT I'M NOT WHOLE!
[Breakdown / Bridge - half-time, scream / whisper]
If love could've saved you, you'd still be standing!
If love was enough, I'd be in the ground!
You took the weight!
I took the fall!
YOU TOOK THE END! SO I COULD CRAWL!
[Drum fill + guitar lead]
[Final Chorus - Double Chorus, Anthemic]
I'M STILL HERE! YOU'RE STILL GONE!
I'M STILL HERE! YOU'RE STILL GONE!
Dragging your name through the fire!
Dragging your name through the stone!
I'M STILL HERE! YOU'RE STILL GONE!
I'M STILL HERE! YOU'RE STILL GONE!
(Scream) I SURVIVED! YOU MOVED ON!
I SURVIVED! BUT I'M NOT WHOLE!
[Outro - clean guitar, exhausted]
On the road we walked...
One shadow left...
On the road we walked.