Forward Through The Fire

Intro – ambient piano, distant static)

Yeah…

Thought that pain would bury me…

But I’m still here…

Still breathing…

(Verse 1 – melodic rap)

Late nights, headlights, tears on the interstate

Heartbreak hit hard, left a crack in my faith

Tried to hold together what was already gone

Now I’m learning how to stand when I feel alone

Every text deleted, every picture burned

Every sleepless night came with lessons learned

Yeah it cut deep, yeah it changed my soul

But pain ain’t the end of the story untold

I was drowning in the “what if” waves

Living inside all the love we gave

But the mirror said, “you still alive”

So I picked my broken pieces up tonight

(Pre-Chorus – emotional)

And I…

Can’t stay trapped in yesterday

No I…

Won’t let heartbreak steal my name

(Chorus – emo anthem)

So I’m moving forward through the fire

Even when the pain still takes me higher

Every scar reminds me I survived

I bend… but I won’t break this time

I still hear the echoes in my chest

But I won’t let the darkness be what’s left

If love left me shattered on the floor

I’m rebuilding stronger than before

(Verse 2 – faster rap cadence)

Yeah, I wore my heart like an open wound

Let the whole world see what I was going through

Felt abandoned by the dreams we made

Now I’m finding light in the mess you gave

I got people counting on my voice

Can’t keep drowning in a dead-end choice

So I pray a little deeper these days

Try to find some peace in the pressure and pain

And maybe healing ain’t forgetting names

Maybe healing’s learning not to stay the same

Maybe moving on don’t mean letting go

Maybe it just means I finally grow

(Pre-Chorus)

And I…

Won’t keep living in reverse

No I…

Even broken, I know my worth

(Chorus – bigger, soaring)

So I’m moving forward through the fire

Even when the pain still takes me higher

Every scar reminds me I survived

I bend… but I won’t break this time

I still hear the echoes in my chest

But I won’t let the darkness be what’s left

If love left me shattered on the floor

I’m rebuilding stronger than before

(Bridge – stripped down)

Some nights still hurt like hell

Some memories still don’t sit well

But I’m not who I was back then

And I won’t lose myself again

(Final Chorus – explosive)

Yeah I’m moving forward through the fire

Got a soul that keeps on climbing higher

Every wound became another light

Leading me back into my life

I still carry pieces of the past

But they don’t control me anymore at last

And if tomorrow opens up the door

I’ll walk through stronger than before

(Outro – fading vocal)

Still healing…

Still breathing…

Still moving forward…

Yeah… forward…