[Intro - distant piano, ambient guitar textures, low bass swell]
[Verse 1 - palm-muted electric guitar, deep bass pulse, restrained drums, intimate vocal]
The bills keep stacking on the counter
Like a storm cloud over every day
I count the dollars, count the hours
Watch them both keep slipping away
The walls feel thinner every evening
The future's standing at the door
Every promise that I carried
Feels heavier than before
[Pre-Chorus - driving toms, widening guitars, tension building]
I'm tired of living underneath it
Tired of measuring every breath
But somewhere underneath the silence
There's a voice that hasn't left
[Chorus - massive distorted guitars, thunderous drums, soaring lead vocal, thick bass]
So give me strength when my hands are shaking
Give me light when the road disappears
Give me hope when my mind keeps telling me
Everything I love could vanish here
I don't need all the answers waiting
I just need enough to face today
If there's a fire still alive inside me
Help me find the strength to stay
[Verse 2 - rhythmic guitar chugs, aggressive bass, stronger drums]
Fear sleeps beside me every night now
Anxiety knows all my names
Depression paints the windows darker
And tells me nothing's going to change
I've stood so close to giving in
To letting all the weight decide
But every time I reach the bottom
Something tells me I should try
[Pre-Chorus - layered guitars, pounding toms, rising energy]
Maybe courage isn't fearless
Maybe it's refusing to break
Maybe strength is getting up tomorrow
When your heart can barely take
[Chorus - crushing guitar wall, huge drums, powerful lead vocal]
So give me strength when my hands are shaking
Give me light when the road disappears
Give me hope when my mind keeps telling me
Everything I love could vanish here
I don't need all the answers waiting
I just need enough to face today
If there's a fire still alive inside me
Help me find the strength to stay
[Bridge - piano and vocal, sparse atmosphere]
If I lose the house
If I lose the money
If I lose the plans I made
Don't let me lose
The part of me
That still believes there's another way
[Breakdown - low tuned guitars, heavy tom groove, building pressure]
There's a fire still alive inside me
Buried underneath the fear
There's a fire still alive inside me
And I can feel it drawing near
[Final Chorus - biggest guitar layers, driving cymbals, full band impact]
Give me strength when my hands are shaking
Give me faith when the night won't end
Give me one more reason to keep walking
One more reason to rise again
I don't need a miracle tomorrow
Just enough to make it through today
If there's a fire still alive inside me
Help me find the strength to stay
[Outro - ringing guitars, fading bass, distant piano]
Help me find the strength...
Help me find the strength...
To stay
Eilidhschy
