INTRO (cinematic spoken, piano + vinyl) I spent most of my life Learning how to survive alone No hands to hold, no voice calling me home Smiling in the daylight, breaking in the dark I got used to the silence Used to carrying the weight Telling myself this was fate But then you found me… And the war didn’t feel so loud (Whisper doubles + reverse reverb swells) VERSE 1 I learned to walk with no one there Empty rooms and silent prayers Built my armor out of pain Taught my heart to stand in rain Every step I fought alone Made a kingdom out of stone Never thought I’d feel a hand Strong enough to make me stand (Harmony: light octave doubles on line endings) PRE Then you found me in the fight Didn’t flinch, didn’t run You stood there in the fire Like you’d always been the one (Harmony: soft thirds above + riser + breath layer) CHORUS (emotional lift) I’ve been alone my whole life Walking through the war But when you stand beside me I don’t shake anymore You don’t just hold me You make me believe Like I’ve got an army Standing behind me (Stack: thirds + lower fifths + falsetto on “army”) DROP 1 (melodic) I’ve got an army behind me I feel it in my bones I’m not afraid of the dark now I’m never alone You make me invincible You make me believe With you beside me Nothing can defeat me (Harmony Stack: Tight thirds full lines Sustained harmony on “behind me” Wide falsetto octave pad Light gang vocal final line) VERSE 2 (strip back) I never learned to ask for help Carried battles by myself Wore my silence like a shield Buried everything I felt But you’re always one step ahead Clearing war inside my head Before the chaos even starts You disarm the war in my heart (Harmony: minimal doubles + airy oooh pad) PRE 2 (bigger tension) You don’t wait for me to fall You move before I bleed You make the ground beneath me Feel like something I can keep (Harmony: higher thirds + whisper layer + riser) CHORUS 2 (bigger + warmer) I’ve been alone my whole life But now I finally feel strong You don’t just love me You prove I belong Like I’ve got an army Standing behind me (Stack: double lead + wider harmonies + stronger falsetto) FINAL DROP (heavy festival) I’ve got an army behind me Feel the fire in my chest You turned my fear into lightning Now I’m coming for what’s next I hear the drums in my heartbeat Feel the ground when I breathe With you standing beside me Nothing can bury me I walk through flames, I don’t break I bend the dark, I don’t shake You made a weapon of me Now there’s no enemy (Heavy Harmonies: Distorted doubles under lead Choir pad layer Gang vocals on impact lines Sub vocal for weight) Chant Layer: Army behind me Army behind me I’m not alone OUTRO (soft emotional release) All my life I was fighting With no one to see Now the fire inside me Burns differently You didn’t just love me You built the strength in me Now I walk like a storm With an army behind me (Outro Stack: soft thirds + airy octave + long reverb tail)

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