11. It Was Always There — by ConstantinVibe

[Intro – piano only] I searched in noise For something loud --- [Verse 1] I thought the spark Was something earned Something given Something learned I looked for signs Outside my skin Like light would enter From somewhere in --- [Pre-Chorus] But silence Held the truth --- [Chorus] It was always there Beneath the doubt Not something found Just something uncovered It was always there Under the fear Not waiting to arrive Just waiting to be clear --- [Verse 2] I mistook absence For being lost I mistook pain For higher cost I thought I broke When I bent But I was only Becoming present --- [Pre-Chorus] The flame didn’t leave I did --- [Chorus] It was always there Even when dim Not extinguished Just turned inward It was always there Through every fall Not destroyed Just buried small --- [Bridge – instruments thin out] Nothing had to return Nothing had to be rebuilt It just had to be seen --- [Final Chorus – slightly wider, still controlled] It was always there Under the weight Not gone Just late It was always there Inside the skin Not something new Just something within --- [Outro – piano + faint guitar swell] I stopped searching And it stayed