Hello darkness, my old friend

Verse 1

Hello darkness, my old friend

You showed up at my door again

Didn’t knock, just walked right in

Sat beside my doubt and sin

You know my name, you know my fight

You come alive when it’s dead of night

You say, “John, you’ll never win”

But I’m still standing here within

Pre-Chorus

You whisper lies like they’re the truth

Dress my fears in borrowed proof

You say I’m tired, I say I’m bent

Not broken — just battle-worn and spent

Chorus

Welcome in — but unwanted

You don’t own this heart you haunted

You can stay but understand

I’m still the fire in this man

You bring the storm, I bring the flame

You know my scars, you know my name

You sit beside me till the end

Hello darkness… not my friend

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Verse 2

You love the cracks inside my mind

The debts, the doubts I try to hide

You circle like wolves at the gate

Smell the fear, anticipate

You tell me I’ve already lost

Count the failures, count the cost

But every time you pull me low

You forget how hard I grow

Pre-Chorus 2

You feed on silence, shame, regret

But I ain’t finished breathing yet

You say surrender, just give in

But pressure’s where I’m forged in steel, not tin

Chorus

Welcome in — but unwanted

You don’t own this heart you haunted

You can stay but understand

I’m still the fire in this man

You bring the storm, I bring the flame

You know my scars, you know my name

You sit beside me till the end

Hello darkness… not my friend

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Bridge (quiet, almost spoken)

You came for weakness

Found a war

You came for silence

Heard a roar

You thought I’d fold

Under the weight

But I build my throne

From pressure and hate

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Final Chorus (big, powerful)

Welcome in — but unwanted

You never broke what you confronted

I’ve faced you more times than ten

And I’ll outlast you once again

You bring the night — I bring the dawn

Every time you linger on

You sit beside me till the end

Hello darkness… I transcend