[Intro] | close mic | low piano | soft static texture | half-whispered male vocal I keep a candle Where the shadows live Yeah I’m still learning What to do with this [Verse 1] | intimate | restrained pulse | warm baritone I almost said something kind today Then swallowed it back before it came out wrong Held the words in my mouth like glass And carried the silence home too long I know how to stand in a room full of names Shake hands like I earned my place But there’s a voice underneath my ribs Taking notes on every face [Pre-Chorus] | tension rising | drums begin | vocal opens slightly My name looks good on paper My hands still shake backstage All the proof says I made it But proof don’t quiet the cage Every choice feels like a loaded wire One wrong touch and they’ll see the truth I built a life that looks like evidence And still don’t always believe it’s true [Chorus] | anthemic | full drums | wide guitars | hook-forward I’ve got darkness, I’ve got light A ghost and a flame in the same fight One says run, one says rise One tells the truth, one tells me lies Fear is fire Fear is fire Give it somewhere good to go If the shadow’s coming with me I’ll make it carry light I’ve got scars, I’ve got shine Both things true at the same damn time If the dark is riding with me I’ll make it carry light [Verse 2] | groove deepens | more confidence | low synth pulse I’ve been called sharp, I’ve been called strong I’ve been the calm when the roof caved in But alone with a brand-new start I still hear, “This is where they find him” Every plan is a glass-floor walk Every yes is a dare to fall Every win leaves fingerprints On a fear I never named at all [Pre-Chorus 2] | bigger lift | drums building But doubt has got a second face It can cut, or keep me awake So I put both hands on the wheel And turn the thunder into something I can make [Chorus] | bigger | emotional release | female harmony enters lightly I’ve got darkness, I’ve got light A ghost and a flame in the same fight One says run, one says rise One tells the truth, one tells me lies Fear is fire Fear is fire Give it somewhere good to go If the shadow’s coming with me I’ll make it carry light I’ve got scars, I’ve got shine Both things true at the same damn time If the dark is riding with me I’ll make it carry light [Bridge] | stripped down | heartbeat kick | spoken-sung | intimate So here’s to the words I didn’t say The rooms where I didn’t feel real The smile I wore like armor The doubt I taught to kneel I don’t need to kill the dark I don’t need to prove I’m bright I just need to keep on moving With both hands full of night [Bridge Lift] | drums return | rising guitar | vocal cracks slightly And maybe I was never fake Maybe I was scared and still showed up Maybe that’s the whole damn thing Maybe that’s enough [Final Chorus] | explosive but controlled | gritty guitars | female harmony ad libs | emotional peak I’ve got darkness, I’ve got light A ghost and a flame in the same fight One says run, one says rise One tells the truth, one tells me lies Fear is fire Fear is fire Give it somewhere good to go If the shadow’s coming with me I’ll make it carry light I’ve got scars, I’ve got shine Both things true at the same damn time If the dark is riding with me I’ll make it carry light [Outro] | fading piano | low vocal double | soft static returns I’ll make it carry light I’ll make it carry light Fear is fire Give it somewhere good to go
