Still Here, Still Singing

(Warm, gritty female alto.
Verses intimate and bluesy.
Chorus like a small church rising together.
Let some lines drag behind the beat.
Feel testimony, not performance.)

[Verse 1]
I’ve been walking through the fire
With my hands wide open
Trying to love when I didn’t know how
I been down to the bottom
Of my own broken
But grace came knocking
And I hear it now

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t hide from the truth no more
I don’t turn from the light
Every tear I cried in the dark
Led me here tonight

[Chorus]
I’m still here, still singing
With dust on my bare feet and hope on my skin
I been lost, I been breaking
But I keep finding my way back again
Yeah I’m still here, still singing
When the whole world says “give in”
I’m still here, still singing
And I’ll find my way back again

[Verse 2]
I was scared of the quiet
Scared of the noise
Tried to be the strong one
Tried to behave
Now I’m falling in love
With the sound of my own voice
Learning how to stand
After crawling so long in the rain

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need to be perfect
Just honest and alive
Every shaky little heartbeat
Means I survived

[Chorus]
I’m still here, still singing
With dust on my bare feet and hope on my skin
I been lost, I been breaking
But I keep finding my way back again
Yeah I’m still here, still singing
When the whole world says “give in”
I’m still here, still singing
And I’ll find my way back again

[Bridge]
There were nights I didn’t know
If I’d ever be okay
But mercy kept calling my name
From the other side of the pain
I don’t need a perfect tomorrow
I just need today
I’m still standing in the light
I’m still finding my way

[Chorus – Call & Response]
I’m still here (still here), still singing (still singing)
With dust on my bare feet and hope on my skin
I been lost (been lost), I been breaking (been breaking)
But I keep finding my way back again

[Final Chorus]
Yeah I’m still here, still singing
Still breathing, still believing in
I’m still here, still singing
Gonna find my way back again
Yeah I’m still here, still singing
Through the dark, through the wind
I’m still here, still singing
And I’ll find my way back again

Gospel-blues Americana. Warm female alto. Piano, slide guitar, church claps, raw soulful feel.