(Verse 1) I’ve walked through fire, I’ve stood in storms, Where silence screamed and love was torn. I’ve held the hands of those in pain, And painted joy through all my strain. I’ve seen the ghosts of love grown cold, A son gone quiet, a heart grown old. But even when the nights grew long, I whispered light into my song. (Chorus) Still I stand, though the winds try to break me, Still I shine, though the shadows forsake me. In the ache, in the art, in the tears I hide, I am more than the sorrow I’ve survived. Still I stand. (Verse 2) He sleeps through storms, he weeps through days, I hold the ground, I find the ways. With every brush, with every line, I leave behind a piece of time. A sister’s care, a granddaughter’s grace, The echo of a stranger’s face. Even visions in the veil of sleep Are truths the soul was born to keep. (Chorus) Still I stand, though the world turns and bends me, Still I hope, though the silence defends me. I may break, but I rise, like the dawn so wide— I am fire, I am water, I am tide. Still I stand. (Bridge) Not every hurt is loud or known, But roots grow deep in the unknown. And every tear I dared to cry Carved the wings I use to fly. (Final Chorus) Still I stand, not unbroken, but stronger, Still I love, even when it takes longer. In my truth, in my grace, I’ll live unplanned— This is me, soul in hand… Still I stand.
