[[Intro] (whisper) Keep climbing… keep climbing… [Verse 1] Streetlights smear on the windshield glass, Slow-breath night and a heavy past, You say my name like a late train sign, I say “I’m fine” but it’s outta line. Heartbeat tucked in a pocket of bass, One wrong thought and I change my face, But that little shimmer won’t let me fall— It pulls me up through the wall. [Pre-Chorus] (drums thin to hats, close) If you hear the steps in the echo, That’s me trying to let go, No speeches, no rescue— Just one hand, one truth. [Chorus] Climb with me, don’t look down, Every rung is a new sound, Vibes go up, up, up through the dark (through the dark), Climb with me, make it count, Leave the doubt on the ground, We don’t jump— we rise, we spark. (repeat, softer) Climb with me… don’t look down… [Verse 2] Rearview ghosts in the sodium glow, They talk slick but they don’t know, I’ve been boxed in by my own “maybe,” Tangled wires and a tired radio. You laugh low like a vinyl groove, Like you’ve seen storms and you still move, So I ride that climb in your melody— Like it’s rewriting me. [Pre-Chorus] (drop to near-silence) If the world gets cold in the middle, We’ll warm it up little by little, No promises that we can’t keep— Just don’t let go of me. [Chorus] Climb with me, don’t look down, Every rung is a new sound, Vibes go up, up, up through the dark (through the dark), Climb with me, make it count, Leave the doubt on the ground, We don’t jump— we rise, we spark. [Bridge] (dropout: vibraphone + breath) (half-spoken) I was living in the “almost,” In the space between yes and no… But your rhythm keeps lifting my shoulders, So I’m stepping where the light don’t go. (vibraphone climbs, then reverse hit) [Final Chorus] Climb with me, don’t look down, Let the breakbeat shake the ground, Vibes go up, up, up through the dark (through the dark), Climb with me, make it count, Say my name, drown the doubt, We don’t jump— we rise, we spark. (tag ending, chant) Climb with me… (don’t look down) Climb with me… (don’t look down)
