Fight to breathe

Verse 1 (low, intimate start – acoustic + soft piano)

The weight of the world on my chest,

Shadows telling me I’m less.

Every step feels like a war,

But I’m not breaking anymore.

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Pre-Chorus (drums start to build, tension rising)

Chains around my voice,

Tried to steal my choice.

But I won’t disappear,

I’m still standing here.

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Chorus (full band explodes – anthem moment)

You gotta keep marching on,

You gotta put up a fight.

Can’t always let it go

When you know it’s not right.

You gotta make them see,

Don’t just let it be —

You gotta fight to breathe.

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Verse 2 (driving beat, electric guitar adds energy)

They’ll try to drown you in the noise,

Tell you silence is your choice.

But sparks are born from pain,

And I’ll rise through the flame.

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Pre-Chorus (bigger, layered vocals)

Chains around my voice,

Tried to steal my choice.

But I won’t disappear,

I’m still standing here.

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Chorus (anthemic, layered harmonies)

You gotta keep marching on,

You gotta put up a fight.

Can’t always let it go

When you know it’s not right.

You gotta make them see,

Don’t just let it be —

You gotta fight to breathe.

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Bridge (drop – half-time, stripped to vocals + guitar)

When the air feels thin,

And the dark closes in,

I’ll scream from the ashes —

I was born to begin.

(drums build back in, crowd-chant energy)

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Final Chorus (explosion, higher octave, ad-libs soaring)

You gotta keep marching on,

You gotta put up a fight!

Can’t always let it go

When you know it’s not right.

You gotta make them see,

Don’t just let it be —

You gotta fight to breathe.

(band cuts, last line echo)

Fight to breathe…