[Intro] [whispered female] Woke up in a life on mute Scroll Sip Same commute Heart beat hiding in my throat Like it forgot it ever spoke [Verse 1] Coffee stains on my to-do list Ran in circles Called it progress Smiled in every single photo Feeling nothing Calling it “ok” Then a crack in the concrete day One deep breath that wouldn’t fade Sat still long enough to shake Heard my own name in the quake [Pre-Chorus] [female lead Close] Every color rushed back in I could taste the air again Every scar began to sing Like it finally meant something [Chorus] [male vocal Raw / female falsetto ad-libs] This is the art of soulful living Bleeding and breathing Fully awake Hands in the fire Heart in the feeling Letting it hurt so it can change I was half-alive Half-forgiven Now every second’s flooding my veins This is the art of soulful living Breaking to open Not to break [Verse 2] Fought my shadows like an enemy Till I learned they were protecting me Drew a map from every bad dream Turned that fear into gasoline Called my mother just to listen Held my brother through his distance Danced alone inside my kitchen Turned the silence into rhythm [Pre-Chorus] [female & male unison] Every memory Sharp and bright Even the ones that kept me up at night Pulled that ache up to the light Said “Stay. I’ll give you space this time.” [Chorus] [Bridge] [half-time Cinematic build] [male low vocal] I don’t want the easy numb I want the rush of coming undone [female angelic falsetto] Let the tears run hot Let the pulse run wild Let the past wash off Leave the truth in the tide [male + female call-and-response] If it shakes me (let it shake me) If it burns me (let it burn clean) If it breaks me (leave me breaking) Till I’m finally Finally [Chorus] [Outro] [double-time Both vocals] [female whispered over soaring hook] Fast lane heart Soft soul driving Every breath a work of art This is how I stay Alive in it
