[INTRO] [GTR: Clean E5-Em9-Cmaj7-Gadd9 arps, vol swells, reverse verb] [BASS: Root/oct sustains] [808: Soft sub fade-in, light glide] [PAD: Airy choir + analog haze] I grew up counting dollars That never stayed. Mama said, "Keep your head up." I watched hope fade. [VERSE 1] [GTR: Em9-Cmaj7-G-Dsus2, fingerpicked + muted accents] [LG: E Nat Min bends, delay motifs] [BASS: Walking oct + passing tones] [808: Long glides, sidechain] [PAD: Warm tape strings] Every check disappeared before it even touched my hand. Everybody got advice, ain't nobody got a plan. Friends switched sides for a little bit of cash. Now they act surprised when I don't text back. I learned real quick that love gets sold cheap. People smile wide while they're stealing your sleep. I ain't asking God why my luck ran dry. I'm just trying to keep my damn soul alive. [PRE-CHORUS] [GTR: Em11-D-Cmaj9-B7sus tension] [BASS: Rising chromatics] [808: Pitch climb] [PAD: Filter opens] Maybe this pain is all I own. Maybe this road is all I've known. If tomorrow never comes, I'll still stand tall alone. [CHORUS] [GTR: Em9-Cmaj7-G-D, wide stereo] [LG: Singing octave lead] [BASS: Melodic roots] [808: Heavy sustained sub] [PAD: Huge shimmer] I'm just a poor boy with expensive scars. Sleeping beneath the same old stars. Everybody talks like they know my life. They don't know shit about these nights. Fuck being perfect. Fuck fitting in. I turned every loss into thicker skin. If this world wants blood, come take your shot. I'm still here... and I still ain't lost. [VERSE 2] [GTR: Em-C-B7-Am9 riff, hybrid picking] [LG: Harmonic minor run over B7] [BASS: Syncopated fills] [808: Aggressive slides] [PAD: Dark analog synth] The rent keeps climbing. The bank keeps calling. Dreams don't die fast— they die while crawling. Bills stack higher than the hope I fake. Every smile I wear feels ready to break. I ain't jealous of the rich or known. Money can't silence what follows you home. Some nights I laugh. Some nights I cuss. Some nights I'm wondering who the hell I even trust. [BRIDGE] [GTR: Cmaj7-Em11-B7(#9)-Am9] [LG: Ambient feedback swells] [BASS: Sustained pedal] [808: Half-time pulses] [PAD: Massive cinematic bloom] If tomorrow forgets my name... Let it. If the city burns me down... Fuck it. I'd rather bleed truth than live one beautiful lie. [FINAL CHORUS] [GTR: Double-tracked Em9-Cmaj7-G-D + soaring lead] [LG: Harmony thirds] [BASS: Driving melodic line] [808: Full power sub, octave drops] [PAD: Choir + analog strings] I'm just a poor boy trying not to disappear. Still carrying ghosts that whisper in my ear. Every broken mile made me who I am. I never had much— but I gave a damn. Fuck the doubters. Fuck the fear. I'm still breathing. I'm still here. You can bury my name, but not my soul. A poor boy... with a heart of gold. [OUTRO] [GTR: Em(add9) fade, harmonics] [BASS: Low E drone] [808: Long decay] [PAD: Ambient wash to silence] I'm still here... Still fighting... Still breathing...
