[Intro – ambient distorted synth, filtered vocal, single guitar note decaying] I almost let go… Nobody knew how close… [Verse 1 – Central Cee flow, precise and restrained, sparse guitar] There was a night I stood too close to the edge Not the kind you fall from — the kind that lives in your head I looked at everything I built and called it nothing Convinced myself that giving up was just enough Mandem never saw it, I kept the mask intact Smiling through the meetings while my mind was under attack Every word I said was armor for the war Nobody could see was happening before [Pre-Chorus – tension building, guitars entering underneath] I wasn't tired of living, I was tired of trying Every smile I gave was covering the dying Something in me refused to break Something in me chose to stay awake [Chorus – explosion, rap/sung hybrid, massive wall of sound] I ALMOST GAVE UP ON MYSELF! I ALMOST LEFT MYSELF FOR DEAD! BUT SOMETHING PULLED ME BACK TO LIFE FROM EVERYTHING INSIDE MY HEAD! I'm still here — I chose to stay! I fought the dark and found my way! I almost let myself go under — BUT I SURVIVED! I FOUND MY THUNDER! [Verse 2 – flow more dense, Central Cee cadence, syncopated] Nobody teaches you how to save yourself When the only voice attacking you is the one that knows yourself I was judge and executioner in my own mind Sentenced myself to silence, called it justified I been moving through the days like everything's calm But you only see the surface, never see the storm Somewhere in the wreckage I found a single spark A reason buried underneath the dark [Pre-Chorus – rising intensity, distorted guitar entering] I almost closed the door for good I almost let it win — I almost would've But something in me refused to break Something in me chose to stay awake [Chorus – bigger, layered, choir-like backing vocals] I ALMOST GAVE UP ON MYSELF! I ALMOST LEFT MYSELF FOR DEAD! BUT SOMETHING PULLED ME BACK TO LIFE FROM EVERYTHING INSIDE MY HEAD! I'm still here — I chose to stay! I fought the dark and found my way! I almost let myself go under — BUT I SURVIVED! I FOUND MY THUNDER! [Bridge – stripped, clean falsetto over piano/synth, spoken word blend] Survival isn't loud, it isn't proud It's quiet moments, standing in the crowd Pretending you're okay when you're not sure But choosing one more day, and one day more I didn't fight for anyone else's sake I fought because I still had more to take Nobody has to know how close I came I just have to know I stayed the same [Breakdown – brutal djent, screamed vocals, rap cadence blended in] I ALMOST LET GO! I ALMOST DISAPPEARED! BUT I'M STILL STANDING HERE! Never told nobody how close it came Kept it quiet, kept it tame I SURVIVED! I SURVIVED! I SURVIVED! [Final Chorus – massive cinematic climax, full explosion] I ALMOST GAVE UP ON MYSELF! I ALMOST LEFT MYSELF FOR DEAD! BUT SOMETHING PULLED ME BACK TO LIFE FROM EVERYTHING INSIDE MY HEAD! I'M STILL HERE — I CHOSE TO STAY! I FOUGHT THE DARK AND FOUND MY WAY! I ALMOST LET MYSELF GO UNDER — BUT I SURVIVED! I FOUND MY THUNDER! [Outro – ambient fade, filtered vocal, single guitar ringing] I'm still here… I chose to stay… I survived.
