© 2026 FOOTLOSE — Rights reserved. Concept, lyrics, artistic direction, prompting and final editing: Footlose. AI assistance: Mistral & ChatGPT. Music, sound design and vocals generated with Suno AI. Contains AI-generated elements. Commercial use subject to applicable Suno Pro terms. ---- Gunshots… echo through the streets— and still… you breathe. We are here. We will stay. My father whispers, “don’t go out,” my mother’s prayer is everywhere. My eyes burn—not from smoke, not from gas— but from the weight of grief I carry back. I won’t rewrite what happened. I won’t make it smaller. I only take your hand and stand beside the horror. You stood together, side by side, and some came home, and some are gone. So hear us now—no judgement— you don’t dishonor them by carrying on. You stayed—so you can live. They didn’t—and we won’t forget. Your breath is not betrayal, your heart is not to blame. You stayed—so you can live. We carry you; we share the weight. We say their names, we say your name— keep breathing, keep breathing. They told you, “leave, survive, stay safe,” as if survival is simple to choose. As if choosing life isn’t wrapped in guilt, as if grief can’t tighten like a noose. You shared fear, shared ground, shared breaths— until the shots silenced them. And silence counted your name while erasing theirs. If the world can see your pain and still look away, let us be the ones who look at you and stay. Your love is proven in the fire. Your tears are truth, not weakness, not shame. Let morning find you—still remembering— but rising, all the same. You stayed—so you can live. They didn’t—and we won’t forget. Your breath is not betrayal, your heart is not to blame. You stayed—so you can live. We carry you; we share the weight. We say their names, we say your name— keep breathing, keep breathing. When you can’t forgive the world— We won’t demand you do. When you can’t forgive yourself— We’ll hold that breath with you. One step… One step. One day… One day. One light… One light. You stayed—so you can live. They didn’t—and we won’t forget. Your breath is not betrayal, your heart is not to blame. You stayed—so you can live. So let your heart learn how to rest. We carry you, we won’t let go— keep breathing, keep breathing. Yek rooz… azadi. One day… freedom. It’s okay… to be alive.
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