The weight of the fall

Intro (clean guitar arpeggios, slowly building)

I was born into silence, into shadows and stone,

Looking for a reason to call this pain my own…

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Verse 1

I walked through fire just to feel alive,

Fell to my knees but I still survived.

Every promise I made was lost in the flame,

But I still hear Your voice callin’ my name.

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Pre-Chorus

I’ve been broken, I’ve been blind,

Digging graves in my own mind.

But I know there’s something more…

Something worth fighting for.

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Chorus

Lift me up from the weight of the fall,

From the darkness I built like a wall.

Can You see me through all of my shame?

Is there still hope to rise from this pain?

’Cause I’m fading, fading…

But I don’t want to lose it all.

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Verse 2

I wore the mask, played the part so well,

But every smile just led to hell.

I screamed at the sky but got no reply,

Still I reach — still I try.

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Pre-Chorus

I’ve been bitter, I’ve been blind,

Torn by the war inside my mind.

But I feel the break of dawn…

Is this where I belong?

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Chorus

Lift me up from the weight of the fall,

From the darkness I built like a wall.

Can You see me through all of my shame?

Is there still hope to rise from this pain?

’Cause I’m fading, fading…

But I don’t want to lose it all.

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Bridge (dynamic shift, big vocals with space)

Take this fear — I don’t want it.

Take these chains — I can’t hide it.

If there’s grace, won’t You show me now?

I just want to stand somehow…

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Final Chorus (higher octave / full intensity)

Lift me up from the weight of the fall,

Break the silence, tear down the wall.

Can You hear me? I’m calling Your name —

Let me rise from this ruin and flame.

I’m still breathing, breathing…

And I won’t let it end this way.

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Outro (repeat line softly, fading over ambient guitars)

I won’t let it end this way…

I won’t let it end this way…