Faith

Title: I Refuse to Stay Down

Verse 1

Failure met me early on the road to my dreams

Walked beside my footsteps, tearing at the seams

Lecture halls felt heavy, nights were cold and long

Smiling for the world while breaking all along

Pressure on my shoulders, silence in my chest

Fighting wars within me no one ever guessed

Hope began to fade like shadows in the night

Till my world went dark and I lost sight of light

Pre-Chorus

When the ground collapsed beneath my feet

And every breath felt like defeat

A whisper deep inside my soul said

“You were born to rise, not fall instead”

Chorus

I’m the one who refused to stay down

Even when the world tried to break me to the ground

Through the pain, through the tears, through the night so long

I found faith in the middle of the storm

When depression said “You’re done”

And anxiety stole my sun

Still I stood, still I fought somehow

I’m the one who refused to stay down

Verse 2

Two long years of silence, learning how to breathe

Watching others rising while I learned to grieve

Dreams felt far away like stars I couldn’t reach

Life became a lesson only pain could teach

Then a spark of faith began to light my way

Prayer became the words I learned to say

Piece by piece I built my strength again

Turned my deepest wounds into a pen

Pre-Chorus

When the world said I would never stand

I placed my life in God’s own hands

Through every scar and every doubt

I found the strength to walk it out

Chorus

I’m the one who refused to stay down

Even when the world tried to break me to the ground

Through the pain, through the tears, through the night so long

I found faith in the middle of the storm

When depression said “You’re done”

And anxiety stole my sun

Still I stood, still I fought somehow

I’m the one who refused to stay down

Bridge

Now I speak for the hearts in the dark

Lighting hope with a single spark

Turning wounds into a guiding light

Helping others win their fight

I may walk this road alone

Still becoming, still unknown

But my story echoes loud and true

I’m living proof I made it through

Final Chorus

I’m the one who refused to stay down

Turned my pain into a healing sound

Through the fall, through it all, I survived the storm

And my faith kept my spirit warm

Every scar became my crown

Every loss turned hope around

Still I’m rising, stronger now

I’m the one who refused to stay down

Outro

Prayer… faith… hope… and strength somehow

Guide the one who refused to stay down.