[Vocal style: Powerful Emotional Baritone] [Vocal Type: Melancholy, Deep, Raspy, Aggressive] [Instruments: Fingerpicking Accustic guitar, Melancholy piano, Rock drums,] [Music slowly build up from silence, in a sad tune] [Verse 1] The mirror shows a stranger’s face, Lines of time you can't erase. You tried to run, you tried to hide, But the pain's still buried deep inside. Your hands are shaking, cold as stone, Another night you’ll spend alone. The past is screaming in your ear, Reminding you of every tear. [Pre-Chorus] When the world comes crashing down, You sit lonely, drunk and bound. Reminiscent of the old, Chained to your past. Clutching your heart, as you wither fast. [Chorus] Life is grim, life is dark, Life keeps flashing pictures, That you thought that you have forgot. Life is cruel, life is hard, Life is rarely what you want. [Verse 2] The whiskey burns, but not enough, To numb the pain or make you tough. You drown in bottles, but still you feel, The weight of time, the wounds won't heal. You scream at stars that never shine, Wishing you could turn back time. But every door you closed is sealed, And every secret stays revealed. [Pre-Chorus] When the world comes crashing down, You sit lonely, drunk and bound. Reminiscent of the old, Chained to your past. Clutching your heart, as you wither fast. [Chorus] Life is grim, life is dark, Life keeps flashing pictures, That you thought that you have forgot. Life is cruel, life is hard, Life is rarely what you want. [Bridge] And every scar, it tells a tale, Of battles fought, but still you fail. You close your eyes, but there’s no escape, From the shadows of your own mistakes. You try to find the strength to stand, But life keeps slipping through your hands. And though you fight, you feel so small, Lost inside a never-ending fall. But somewhere in the bitter rain, A whisper calls you through the pain. It’s faint, but there’s a hope in sight, A flicker waiting in the night. [Chorus] Life is grim, life is dark, Life keeps flashing pictures, That you thought that you have forgot. Life is cruel, life is hard, Life is rarely what you want. [Outro] And as the night fades into day, You stumble, but you find your way. The ghosts still haunt, but less than before, And you’re not chained down anymore. Though life is grim, and life is dark, You’ve learned to carry every scar. And in the end, you find a spark— Enough to light your way, Through the dark.
