Strong One, Always

[Verse 1]
They call me in
When the cracks start showing
When their walls fall down
Like I’m steel
Unbroken
I bite my tongue
Hide the shake in my hands
Say “yeah
I got you”
While my knees give in
[Chorus]
I’m the strong one
Always
Bleeding in the hallway
Smile like armor
Rust on the inside
Hold your world on my spine
Screaming in the fault lines
Who’s gonna carry me
When I finally break this time
[Verse 2]
You dump your storms
In my open doorway
Walk off light
I drown in the wake
I swallow fire
Just to keep you warm
Turn every scar
Into one more joke
[Chorus]
I’m the strong one
Always
Bleeding in the hallway
Smile like armor
Rust on the inside
Hold your world on my spine
Screaming in the fault lines
Who’s gonna carry me
When I finally break this time
[Bridge]
[Everything drops to drums and bass
Vocal a low growl close to the mic]
I am not your altar (hear me)
I am not your grave
I am not your shelter
When you set me aflame
[Breakdown]
(growl)
I
Won’t
Bend
For you again
Tear off your weight
Rib by rib
If I’m the strong one
Watch me live
[Chorus]
I’m the strong one
Always
But I’m crawling out now
Smile like armor
Thrown to the ground
I won’t hold your world
While mine flatlines
If I’m gonna break
It’s to build my own spine

rock, Crushing modern metalcore with female vocals; downtuned guitars in tight sync with double-kick barrages, dissonant chords in the verses. Vocals shift from searing growls to soaring melodic hooks. Pre-breakdown drops to bass and toms with a whispered vocal before an all-out slam. Final chorus hits with wide guitars, gang shouts, and a high, held note cutting through the wall of sound., strong, metal, hard rock