[Intro — low piano, distant pulse] They told me not to turn around. So I did. [Verse 1] Smoke in the hallway, Sirens in the walls, Everybody running like the building knows it falls. You were somewhere behind me, somewhere under sound, and every voice around me said, "Keep moving. Don't look down." But I know what leaving sounds like. I know what silence means. And I won't spend the rest of my life pretending I didn't hear you scream. [Pre-Chorus] They can say it's too late. They can say there's nothing left. They can say I'm throwing mine away. [Chorus] I'M COMING BACK. Even if the whole world closes in. I'M COMING BACK. Even if I have to lose to win. You don't get left where the light can't reach. You don't become some memory of me. If there's one road in and no road back— I'm coming back. [Verse 2] I could hear the ceiling breaking, could feel the heat beneath my shoes, every second getting smaller, every breath another choice to lose. Then I found you in the darkness, half awake and barely there, and you looked at me like I was stupid. You said, "Why are you here?" [Beat drops out] Because you would be. [Chorus] I'M COMING BACK. Even if the whole world closes in. I'M COMING BACK. Even if I have to lose to win. You don't get left where the light can't reach. You don't become some memory of me. If there's one road in and no road back— I'm coming back. [Bridge — sparse beat, vocal close and restrained] Maybe courage isn't fearless. Maybe loyalty isn't wise. Maybe love is just the thing that makes you turn around when everything inside you says survive. Maybe some doors only open when somebody decides not to leave. [Build — breakbeat enters] So put your weight on me. I don't care how slow we go. The whole damn place can fall apart. We're leaving here together. [Final Chorus — huge, cinematic] I'M COMING BACK. Through the fire, through the weight, through the end. I'M COMING BACK. Not for glory. Not for heaven. For my friend. You don't get lost where the dark runs deep. You don't get traded for the life I keep. If every road says don't go back— I'm coming back. I'm coming back. [Outro — piano, room tone] They told me not to turn around. I did. I'd do it again. [End]
