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

Groove-heavy metal with Black Album grit, mid-tempo riffs, massive hooks, dark melodies, and faith-driven weight.