Still Standing

Intro

(Solo somber piano, low strings swelling)

Yeah…

Sometimes you gotta lose yourself

To finally find who you are

Verse 1

I was lost in my head, lost in the smoke

Chasing numb feelings just to help me cope

Every mirror I passed, I avoided the stare

Didn’t like what I saw, didn’t like who was there

I was drowning in noise, every voice in my brain

Said I’d never escape all the guilt and the pain

I kept running from truth, kept lying to me

Till the lies got heavy, couldn’t breathe, couldn’t sleep

I’ve been down that road where the lights go dim

Where you fight yourself and you never win

But I hit that wall, yeah I hit that floor

And I swore to myself I can’t live like before

Pre-Chorus

(Drums begin to build, piano grows wider)

I don’t need the pills

I don’t need the high

I just need a reason

And I found mine

Chorus

(Anthemic, full drums, orchestral lift)

I’m still standing, yeah, I’m still here

Face to the fear, I ain’t running, I’m clear

I broke the chains, I changed my ways

I looked in the dark and I found my flame

I’m still standing, through the doubt and blame

Through the nights I almost went insane

I’m not afraid of the scars I made

They remind me I survived the pain

Verse 2

I ain’t proud of the past, but it made me who I am

Every failure taught me how to stand

I was tired of excuses, tired of shame

Tired of pointing fingers when I’m the one to blame

I don’t rap for the hype, don’t joke for the crowd

This is truth in my chest and I’m saying it loud

Every step that I take is a step away

From the person I was back yesterday

I had demons calling my name at night

Had regrets playing back on a broken mind

But I learned you don’t heal by running away

You heal when you face what you’re scared to say

Pre-Chorus

I had to fall

To learn to rise

I had to lose it all

To see my light

Chorus

I’m still standing, yeah, I’m still here

Face to the fear, I ain’t running, I’m clear

I broke the chains, I changed my ways

I looked in the dark and I found my flame

I’m still standing, through the doubt and blame

Through the nights I almost went insane

I’m not afraid of the scars I made

They remind me I survived the pain

Bridge

(Piano drops out briefly, vocals almost raw)

No more masks, no more lies

No more poison in disguise

I chose pain over escape

Chose growth over my mistakes

(Orchestral rise back in)

Final Chorus

I’m still standing, hear my voice

Every day now I make that choice

To stay sober, to stay awake

To fight for the life I’m trying to make

I’m still standing, this is real

Every word I speak, I feel

I’m not afraid, I won’t break

I survived the storm—now watch me change

Outro

(Piano solo returns, softer)

Yeah…

This ain’t about perfection

It’s about not giving up