"Can't Be Broken" [Intro - 4 bars, piano + hammer on metal, distant choir] ** Try it...[Whispered] [Verse 1 - low, steady, piano + heartbeat] 48 years taught me what breaks Seen gold turn to dust, seen promises fake Seen storms take houses, seen fire take trees Seen strong men fall to their knees They told me "nothing lasts, let it go" "Love dies young, love dies slow" Threw every test that the world could make Tried to bend me, tried to break But the one thing standing after the fall After the rain, after it all Is this thing I built out of truth Out of scars, out of proof [Pre-Hook - strings rise, choir hums, 808 enters] You can throw the hurt, throw the doubt Throw the world, try to knock it out [FX: hammer hits, doesn’t break] But... [Hook - 808s + organ + choir EXPLODE, sung, vow, simple] MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN BY THE WARS OR THE WORDS SPOKEN MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN IT’S THE ONE THING LEFT UNBROKEN MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN THROUGH THE FIRE, THROUGH THE OCEAN **MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN IT’S FOREVER — NO DEMOTION [Verse 2 - faster, defiant, 808s + trap hats, declaring] Let the sky fall, let the ground shake Let the tide pull, let the earth quake Let the liars talk, let the thieves take Everything I own — one thing they can’t take Is this. This right here in my chest Been through tests, passed them all, I’m blessed Time tried, life tried, pain tried But it’s still alive, still my pride You can doubt the sun, doubt the moon Doubt the stars, doubt them soon But don’t you dare doubt this Cuz it’s the only thing I know exists [Pre-Hook - choir + strings, 808 riser, unshaken] Every hammer that swung Every song that was sung Said "it won’t last long" [FX: church bell] But it’s still... [Hook - bigger, full orchestra + trap + gospel, stadium vow] MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN! BY THE WARS OR THE WORDS SPOKEN! MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN! IT’S THE ONE THING LEFT UNBROKEN! MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN! THROUGH THE FIRE, THROUGH THE OCEAN! **MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN! IT’S FOREVER — NO DEMOTION! [Bridge - breakdown, piano + solo voice, then choir + 808s erupt] Break the world in half Break the stars in glass Break the past to ash [Beat drops out] Try to break this... [808 + organ + choir hit like thunder] YOU CAN’T. [Final Hook - key UP, full choir + strings + 808s, eternal] MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN! BY THE WARS OR THE WORDS SPOKEN! MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN! IT’S THE ONE THING LEFT UNBROKEN! MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN! THROUGH THE FIRE, THROUGH THE OCEAN! **MY LOVE FOR YOU CAN’T BE BROKEN! IT’S FOREVER — NO DEMOTION! [Outro - beat cuts to piano + hammer tapping, no break] Everything else... [Final FX: single piano note]...bends.
