Hymn

[Intro — soft overlapping ad-libs] Mmm~ I hum it in my sleep (la-la) A secret song that no one keeps (ah~) Hold my breath, I’ll dive again In melodies that never end Hollow stars above me spin I sing this hymn, I sing this hymn [Verse 1] Curtains fall, I chase the moon My shadow sings in quiet tune The city hums, but I stay still A quiet war I fight at will The sky forgets my name again But I still dance inside the rain There’s beauty in the small despair Of knowing no one’s really there [Pre-Chorus] I don’t pray for heaven’s door I just sing to heal once more Every note’s a bruise that gleams Every truth’s a half-lost dream [Chorus] I sing this hymn, the light grows dim My heart still hums beneath the rim Of nights that swallow what we were I whisper loud, the final word And though I drown in silent sin— I sing this hymn, I sing this hymn [Post-Chorus] La-da-da, the choir fades away High above, where the lost still stay Ooh, I’ll never learn to begin But I still sing this hymn~ Ooh, even when my voice grows thin I still sing this hymn [Verse 2] My mirror hums a different tone I chase the ghost inside my phone The static hum feels almost kind A lullaby that numbs my mind I write to feel what I can’t say And send my words the other way They float where no one else has been— I breathe them out, then breathe them in [Pre-Chorus 2] The sound collapses, I start again I’m losing count of where I’ve been The choir sleeps, the halls grow dim But something holy stirs within [Chorus 2] I sing this hymn, the light grows dim My hands still shake, but I won’t give in The cold of night, the ache of skin They fade beneath the song I’m in And though the stars all blur and spin— I sing this hymn, I sing this hymn [Bridge — Rap Section] Pages burn, but the ink still bleeds I’m walking through prayers that forgot their needs Choirs hum low in a hallway’s spine Counting heartbeats that don’t match time Tick-tock tongue, let the rhythm bend Talking to myself like an old best friend Sweet confession in a velvet hymn If I lose my voice, will you sing for him? Lights cut out, but the breath still glows In the silence, every secret shows Shadows hum, I can’t begin— To quiet what I’ve held within [Breakdown — Vocal harmony layer] Let me rise inside your sound (oh-oh) When I’m gone, will I be found? Every chord’s a requiem For the dreams I buried then The choir hums beneath my skin I lose, I lose—but still begin [Final Chorus — Epic full build] I sing this hymn, the light grows dim My pulse aligned with phantom hymns If heaven sleeps, I’ll wake the dawn With trembling hands, I’ll still sing on The sky breaks open from within— I sing this hymn, I sing this hymn Through the ache, through the quiet hymn Through the dark, I’ll still sing on again [Outro — ethereal layered vocals] Hush now, the stars look thin I fade where I begin My voice drifts, soft and slim— I sing this hymn… Under the sky’s soft rim… I sing this hymn…