NIGHTS LIKE THIS

[Intro – low piano, distant pad, no drums] Yeah… It’s nights like this. ⸻ [Verse 1 – Controlled rap, tight flow, restrained intensity] Nights like this, I don’t sleep much Mind runs laps, I don’t keep up Heart beats loud but the room stays still Tell myself I’m fine — but I feel that spill Static in my chest, I pace that floor Every closed door feels like one more “Should’ve said this,” “Why’d I do that?” Shadow in the mirror says, “You knew that.” I don’t yell, I internalize Build whole storms behind my eyes Look composed but the wires cross Smile clean but I count the cost Yeah, I’ve grown — but I still regress Progress feels like a test of breath And I hate that I need these nights But I wouldn’t be me without this fight ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – subtle lift, low harmony layer] Maybe pressure builds the frame Maybe fire shapes the name Maybe every restless breath Is proof I haven’t quit yet ⸻ [Chorus – grounded, cinematic, not explosive] On nights like this When the silence hits And the doubt creeps in But I don’t give in On nights like this When my past resists I don’t run from it I rise with it ⸻ [Verse 2 – slightly more intense, drums fuller but controlled] Nights like this, I see it clear Every wound that brought me here Every year I thought I lost Was discipline beneath the frost I replay words I never said Conversations in my head But healing doesn’t mean erase It means I finally sit and face I used to think that strength was loud Now I know it’s standing proud When your hands shake but you stay When your mind screams “run away” Body buzzing, static skin Feels like war I’m fighting in But maybe this is how I grow Not through comfort — through the unknown ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2 – slightly bigger lift] Maybe stillness isn’t weak Maybe doubt is what I speak Before I level up again Before I learn to stand ⸻ [Chorus – wider harmonies] On nights like this When the silence hits And the doubt creeps in But I don’t give in On nights like this When my past resists I don’t run from it I rise with it ⸻ [Bridge – Instrumental pullback, almost spoken] Yeah… These nights don’t break me They shape me They strip me down Then remake me Every fear I sit beside Turns into a different light I don’t need the dark to end I just need to walk through it ⸻ [Final Chorus – fuller, cinematic lift, still controlled] On nights like this When the silence hits And the weight feels heavy But I’m steady in it On nights like this When my chest won’t quit I don’t fight the storm I become it On nights like this Yeah — I build from it