[Intro – Talkbox-effect guitar riff with punk-pop drum hits, tight stereo imaging, light plate reverb, 4 bars] [Crash cymbal accent – drums & guitar enter in full, hard-panned rhythm guitars] Yeah Woah-oh [Verse 1 – [Vocal: Spoken-sung with rhythmic sass, dry mix, slight compression], [Guitars: palm-muted power chords, mid-heavy EQ], [Drums: tight snare, light hi-hats, low cut on overheads]] Woke up with silver in my hair Scars and stories I still wear They say I missed my shot back then But I’ve got fight left in my pen [Pre-Chorus – [Vocal: snarky phrasing with melodic push, low reverb, vocal doubler], [Drums: snare rolls building up in stereo field], [Guitars: open chord build-up, high-mid presence]] They write your ending way too soon But I still howl at every moon [Chorus – [Vocal: full-voice melodic belting, slightly saturated, stereo-spread backing vocals], [Guitars: wide distorted strums with stereo delay], [Drums: punchy four-on-the-floor kick, overhead compression], [Bass: centered, warm EQ]] I won’t fade out, I’m burning brighter Still got a spark, still climbing higher You can dim the lights, but not my flame I’ve come too far to die in shame This is my roar, this is my sound I won’t fade out [Post-Chorus Instrumental – [Guitars: short talkbox motif, bright EQ], [Drums: 2-bar fill with tom accents, transient-enhanced snare]] [Verse 2 – [Vocal: snarky tone with rising edge, plate reverb], [Guitars: layered rhythm tracks panned L/R], [Bass: low-shelf EQ boost, tight compression]] You see the lines around my eyes But not the fire I keep inside I’ve bled through every “almost made it” Now I’m the storm, no need to fake it [Pre-Chorus – [Vocal: confident defiance, double-tracked mids], [Drums: build-up with ghost snares], [Guitars: presence lift in upper mids]] This isn’t some last curtain call I’m standing tall — I won’t crawl [Chorus – [Vocal: soaring pop-rock delivery with stereo harmony layer], [Guitars: power chords with slapback delay], [Drums: elevated cymbal presence, sidechain pump feel], [Bass: slight grit, analog saturation]] I won’t fade out, I’m burning brighter Still got a spark, still climbing higher You can dim the lights, but not my flame I’ve come too far to die in shame This is my roar, this is my sound I won’t fade out [Guitar Solo – [Guitar: 8-bar melodic solo, centered with stereo slap delay, medium gain sustain], [Drums: groove support with tom fills, roomy reverb], [Bass: low-end focus with clean attack]] [First 4 bars – sustained bends & expressive slides] [Second 4 bars – faster melodic run with climactic bend into power chord hit] [Bridge – [Vocal: semi-spoken with rising emotional delivery, delay tap sync], [Instruments: stripped to kick drum & ambient pad with low-pass filter, rising volume automation]] They said “slow down” — I sped up They said “sit down” — I stood up If this is age, then let it rage I’ll break the cage, I’ll own the stage [Drum Fill – [2-bar tom/snare fill with stereo pan swirl into chorus, sharp transient boost]] [Final Chorus – [Vocal: energetic belting with gang-style backing vocals, stereo wideners], [Guitars: full strumming with added lead harmonies], [Drums: dynamic lift with reverb tail extended], [Mix: final chorus brightened, vocal master gain +1dB]] I won’t fade out, I’m burning brighter Still got a spark, still climbing higher You can dim the lights, but not my flame I’ve come too far to die in shame This is my roar, this is my vow I won’t fade out — not then, not now [Chorus continues – [Vocal: repeated line with gang vocal support & high-frequency lift]] Woah-oh-oh I won’t fade out No, I won’t fade out [Outro – [Talkbox guitar riff reprise, reverb tail extended], [Drums: final crash with fade-out automation], [Guitars: high-cut fade, stereo taper]]
