I WILL STAY

Intro (clean guitar, slow bend, distant hit)

No escape

No disguise

Verse 1

I’ve chased ghosts in the dark again

Wore my pride like second skin

Every road I tried to own

Left me colder, more alone

Still You wait, You never move

Truth cuts deep, but it’s true

Pre-Chorus (build, palm-muted)

I drop my guard, I drop my name

I don’t fight You, I don’t explain

Chorus (huge, simple, hook-driven)

I will stay when the walls cave in

I will stand when the fire hits

In the silence, I hear You breathe

You’re the ground underneath me

I won’t run, I won’t betray

I won’t turn my face away

In Your grip I finally see

Nothing stronger holding me

Verse 2

You were there when I broke down

When the truth cut through the sound

Every vow I tried to bend

You stayed faithful to the end

I was lost inside myself

You were mercy, nothing else

Pre-Chorus

No more masks, no alibi

I lay my life down, open-eyed

Chorus

I will stay when the walls cave in

I will stand when the fire hits

In the silence, I hear You breathe

You’re the ground underneath me

I won’t run, I won’t betray

I won’t turn my face away

In Your grip I finally see

Nothing stronger holding me

Bridge (half-time, heavy groove)

Now I turn and face my home

Flesh and blood, not stone and bone

Let them see what love looks like

When it stays through every fight

Let my sons see how I stand

Let my daughters feel my hands

Let my wife know I am near

Not just words, I’m always here

Breakdown (chug, vocal grit)

As You stay

So I stay

Final Chorus (biggest, layered vocals)

I will stay when the world shakes loose

I will stand, I’ve got nothing to lose

Here and now, I’m present still

By Your truth, not force of will

What You gave, I give again

To my house, my blood, my name

In Your love I will remain

Only You remain

Outro (ringing chord, feedback)

Only You remain