[Intro – Long, Cinematic]
Before the fear learned my name
Before the weight ever settled in my chest
I was spoken into purpose
Called out of the dark, not forgotten
When the ground gave way beneath me
And the silence tried to claim me
A voice cut through the distance
you are known
you are held
you were never meant to be lost
[Clean guitars swell, ambient layers rise, restrained drums begin]
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[Verse 1]
Walking weighed down by the road I chose
Carrying burdens no one knows
Fading light behind my eyes
Searching for rest I can’t define
Exhaustion settles into bone
Questions follow me back home
Longing for a steady flame
To quiet fear I never named
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[Pre-Chorus]
But something calls beyond the ache
A presence deeper than the pain
Not a sound, not a command
Just a truth I finally understand
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[Chorus]
Letting go, surrendering control
Reaching past what I can hold
Opening my hands, releasing all the strain
In that quiet whisper, I am found again
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[Instrumental Break]
(Heavy riffs enter — slow, grounded, resolute)
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[Bridge]
Cries rise without a word
Tears fall where hope was blurred
I stand exposed, no place to hide
Yet I’m steady in this tide
No language strong enough to say
What carries me through the wave
But here, within this letting be
I’m held where I don’t have to flee
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[Guitar Solo]
(Melodic ascent — restrained, aching, upward)
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[Outro]
As the noise fades into calm
Breath returns where fear had gone
I don’t need to understand
I just rest inside this hand
[End]
Quiet resolve — no vow, no sign
Just peace that stays, not borrowed time
ASHBORN
