ALWAYS IN YOU Tempo: Mid-tempo worship / soul ballad (~72 BPM) Key: E Major Time Signature: 4/4 [INTRO] (Keyboards/Acoustic guitar playing a soft, ambient progression: E - C#m7 - A2 - Bsus4) (Soft, reflective tone. Dynamic level: p (soft)) [VERSE 1] (Pitched down, intimate vocally. Soft kick drum and pad enter on line 3) (E) Sitting on the edge of the bed, head in my hands (C#m7) Tired of trying to make sense of broken plans (A2) Every breath felt heavy, every silence felt loud (Bsus4) Lost in the noise, suffocating in the crowd (E) Pretended I was fine, kept putting on a show (C#m7) But inside I was running on empty, nowhere left to go [PRE-CHORUS] (Building dynamics: mp to mf. Bass guitar and soft rimshot enter) (F#m7) Then You stepped right into the quiet space (A2) Pulled back the silence with a wave of grace (C#m7) Just when I thought I was down on the floor (Bsus4) Just when I thought I couldn't take no more… [CHORUS] (Full rhythm section enters. Strong, uplifting gospel/worship groove. Dynamic level: f (loud/triumphant)) (E) You stepped right in and gave me strength to go on (B) You turned my darkest hour right into the dawn (C#m7) Now I see the truth I was too blind to view: (A2) My strength was never in myself, (E) It’s always been in You, God. (Bsus4 - B) Yeah, it’s always been in You. [VERSE 2] (Groove drops down slightly to a steady, driving pocket. Dynamic level: mf) (E) Spent years trying to prove I could do it on my own (C#m7) Carrying the weight like I had to stand alone (A2) Bleeding through the armor I built to stay tough (Bsus4) Scared to admit that I wasn't enough (E) Now I’m letting go of the control I held so tight (C#m7) Trading my pride for the freedom in Your light [PRE-CHORUS] (Building dynamics: mp to f) (F#m7) Yeah, You stepped right into the quiet space (A2) Pulled back the silence with a wave of grace (C#m7) Just when I thought I was down on the floor (Bsus4) Just when I thought I couldn't take no more… [CHORUS] (Full band, passionate and triumphant. Dynamic level: ff) (E) You stepped right in and gave me strength to go on (B) You turned my darkest hour right into the dawn (C#m7) Now I see the truth I was too blind to view: (A2) My strength was never in myself, (E) It’s always been in You, God. (Bsus4 - B) Yeah, it’s always been in You. [BRIDGE] (Band breaks down to acoustic guitar, pads, and driving tom drum swell. Dynamic level: mf to ff) (A2) Not by my power, (B) not by my might (C#m7) You are the anchor in the (E/G#) middle of the night (A2) When my hands are empty, (B) Your grace is enough (C#m7) You are the foundation that I’m (Bsus4) standing on! (Repeat Bridge with background vocal harmonies building) [CHORUS] (Explosive peak. Full gospel choir / stacked harmonies) (E) You stepped right in and gave me strength to go on (B) You turned my darkest hour right into the dawn (C#m7) Now I see the truth I was too blind to view: (A2) My strength was never in myself, (E) It’s always been in You, God. (Bsus4 - B) Yeah, it’s always been in You. [OUTRO] (Music fades back to soft piano and ambient pad. Dynamic level: p (soft, vocal ad-libs)) (E) It was never in me… (C#m7) It was always in You. (A2) You give me strength to go on. (Bsus4) Always in You, God. (E) (Sustained final chord fadeout)
