[Hook] Don’t fade out… don’t disappear I just got back, I’m still right here We ain’t done… not like this You’re still you… don’t let it slip Don’t shut down… don’t go numb I know pain… but you ain’t done Just hold on… hear my voice One more step… one more choice ⸻ [Verse 1 Reaching out] I heard your name from someone on the street Said you been out here barely on your feet I didn’t believe it, not you, not him Not the same kid I grew up with back then Same park, same bikes, same dreams we said You were the loud one, always ahead I leave town, come back, now look at this— You’re a ghost of the person you used to be, kid I’m not here to judge, I’m here to pull you out Before the cold ground’s what they talk about I seen this road, I know how it ends I’m not losing you too… not again ⸻ [Verse 2 Response] You don’t get it… you left, I stayed Same streets turned dark, same debts got paid Same house, same yelling, same broken plates Same nights wondering if I’d wake You had a way out—I didn’t, man I tried to be something, I had a plan Jobs fell through, love walked out Every time I stood up, life knocked me down So yeah I drink… yeah I use Takes the edge off what I can’t undo You see a mess, I see relief Five minutes quiet underneath the grief Don’t talk like you know what this feels like You weren’t there on them long nights ⸻ [Hook] Don’t fade out… don’t disappear I just got back, I’m still right here We ain’t done… not like this You’re still you… don’t let it slip Don’t shut down… don’t go numb I know pain… but you ain’t done Just hold on… hear my voice One more step… one more choice ⸻ [Verse 3 Pushing Back] I hear you… yeah, life dealt bad hands But you’re still breathing, so change the plan You ain’t the past, you ain’t those nights You ain’t those people that ruined your life You think this numbs it—it steals what’s left Every day closer to your last breath Look at yourself, really look, man— This ain’t you, I know who you are, man You taught me strength when we were kids Now I’m here tryna give it back again I didn’t come back just to watch you fall I came back to fight for you, that’s all ⸻ [Verse 4 Breaking Down] I don’t know how… I’m too far gone Every bridge burned, everyone’s gone You say “get up” like it’s that easy My own mind don’t even believe me I tried before… I failed again Every “new start” just met the end You see hope—I see the drop I don’t know how to make it stop What if I try and I lose again? What if I’m just who I’ve always been… ⸻ [Bridge] Then lose again—but not like this Not in the cold where nobody lives Not with your name fading out in the dark Not with regret as your final mark Fail ten times, I’ll stand for eleven Take one step, I’ll pull the rest in You don’t need strength—you just need seconds Say yes right now… don’t second guess it ⸻ [FINAL HOOK] Don’t fade out… don’t disappear I’m right here… I’m right here We ain’t done… not like this You’re still you… don’t let it slip Don’t shut down… don’t go numb One more breath… you ain’t done Just hold on… hear my voice Right now’s yours… make that choice
