[Spoken - Male]
I don’t know how long it’s been.
Same room. Same dark.
Same reasons not to disappear.
[Verse 1 - Male]
Curtains stitched shut, let the whole day die
Dust on the dresser, moon in my eye
House got quiet when my mama passed
Since then every year just move too fast
I stayed in the dark, let the phone line fade
Missed whole summers that the family made
Faces got older, babies had babies
I was downstairs drowning, going half crazy
[Pre-Chorus - Female]
Don’t let the night tell you who you are
Don’t let the hurt put out that spark
Even a ghost can find its way
If it survives one more day
[Chorus - Female]
Still here, still breathing through the black smoke
Still here, even bent, even half broke
Hands on the wire, heart in a vice
One small light in a dead still life
Still here, though the world moved on
Trying to turn this pain to a song
If love won’t stay, if hope runs dry
Be the one thing that keeps me alive
[Verse 2 - Male]
My daughters grew up where I couldn’t reach
Now they got children and a life to teach
And all I got is a cracked-up prayer
Throwing my voice at the empty air
Nieces and nephews turned into names
I know in pictures, but not the same
Every missed moment cut so clean
Like time kept score while it buried me
[Spoken - Male]
I keep thinking maybe there was a door.
Maybe I saw it.
Maybe I just never touched the knob.
[Pre-Chorus - Female]
Don’t let the silence wear your skin
Don’t let the dark decide you’re finished
There’s still a coal under that ruin
There’s still a pulse in what you’re doing
[Chorus - Male/Female]
Still here, still breathing through the black smoke
Still here, even bent, even half broke
Hands on the wire, heart in a vice
One small light in a dead still life
Still here, though the world moved on
Trying to turn this pain to a song
If love won’t stay, if hope runs dry
Be the one thing that keeps me alive
[Bridge - Female, soft]
Strip it down to breath and bass
No more mask, no hiding place
[Bridge - Male]
Under the ash, under the weight
Something in me still won’t break
[Final Chorus - Both]
Still here, with the dark pressed in
Still singing with a shattered grin
If the whole world leaves, if the years go blind
Leave one small fire burning inside
BlackHawk
