Intro (soft piano, distant ambient texture) Ooh… Ooh… Verse 1 There are nights I remember When the silence feels too loud Every prayer falls to the floor Every answer lost in doubt I keep searching for a signal Through the noise inside my mind Trying hard to hold together What I’m scared I’ll leave behind Pre-Chorus When my strength begins to fade And my faith feels far away (soft choir pad enters) Ahh… ahh… Chorus Carry me through the shadows When I don’t have faith to stand Hold my heart together When it slips from my hands Even when I’m breaking Even when I lose the view If my voice can’t reach heaven Let Your mercy carry me through (Choir soft echo) Carry me through… Verse 2 I have walked through disappointment I have wrestled with the pain Still Your presence keeps returning Like the sound of falling rain Every question slowly softens Every fear begins to bend When I feel the darkness closing You are breathing life again Pre-Chorus In the weakness of my soul You remind me I’m not alone (Choir grows slightly) Ahh… ahh… Chorus (expanded) Carry me through the shadows When I don’t have faith to stand Hold my heart together When it slips from my hands Even when I’m breaking Even when I lose the view If my voice can’t reach heaven Let Your mercy carry me through (Choir response) Through… Carry me through… Bridge (Radiohead-style intimate moment) (music almost disappears) Not my strength Not my voice Only grace Only choice When I fall You remain Love is louder Than my pain (ambient swell rising) Final Chorus (Coldplay emotional lift) Carry me through the shadows When I don’t have faith to stand Hold my heart together When it slips from my hands Now I see You were beside me Every step I thought I walked alone Through the valley and the silence You were leading me back home (Full choir — warm, human) Carry me through Carry me through Outro (piano repeating motif) Ooh… Carry me through… (long atmospheric fade)
