[Verse 1] (soft, breathy vocal — let the pain simmer) It’s been a long, long time With a hole in my chest It echoes in silence Keeps me from rest I’ve wandered through shadows With no end in sight Hoping your love Would bring back the light (Guitar: clean electric, tremolo — sparse chords with reverb) [Pre-Chorus] (build vocal intensity, add harmony on last two lines) I’ve chased every feeling That never felt true Tried every poison To forget about you But none of it heals None of it stays Just fleeting illusions That all slip away (Organ swells in, drums with brushes start building) [Chorus] (let the soul pour — belted notes with grit, full band comes in) I’d walk a thousand hells to feel your embrace Shatter to pieces each time you escape Life’s just a desert, so lifeless and wide But I keep on walking, just chasing the signs The nights are so long, but the stars burn so bright I pray that one of them’s you in the sky I’ve had all kinds of life but none filled me up Not one single soul was ever enough (Gospel-style backing vocals join on last two lines) [Verse 2] (dial back to soft and broken — whisper the first two lines almost) I’ve slept in gold rooms And I’ve laid in the dirt But nothing I touched Could quiet the hurt I’ve smiled in the mirror But it’s always a lie There’s only one truth— I need you in my life (Add subtle strings — cello and viola in background) [Pre-Chorus] (repeat cue: build tension, harmonize second half) So I carry this burden Like a ghost in my skin Waiting for fate To let you back in I’d trade every treasure Just to hold you tight I’d live without shelter If you were my light [Chorus] (let it rip — passion, crack in the voice is welcome) I’d walk a thousand hells to feel your embrace Shatter to pieces each time you escape Life’s just a desert, so lifeless and wide But I keep on walking, just chasing the signs The nights are so long, but the stars burn so bright I pray that one of them’s you in the sky I’ve had all kinds of life but none filled me up Not one single soul was ever enough [Bridge] (strip back — vocals + soft piano/organ only — whisper then rise) I don’t need comfort I don’t need gold I just need someone To anchor my soul And if that someone Turns out to be you Then every step Will have led me through (Big vocal rise into final chorus — gospel choir harmonies swell in) [Final Chorus] (go full gospel soul — ad libs, grit, passion, vocal runs) I’d walk a thousand hells to feel your embrace Shatter to pieces and still find the grace To keep on believing you’re out there somewhere A light in the dark, a breath in the air The nights are so long, but the stars guide me through And I swear I’ll find the one that is you I’d live in squalor, I'd give it all up If loving you, love, would finally be enough [Outro] (fade to whisper, soft guitar or piano, back to breathy tone) It’s been a long, long time But I’m still on this road With a heart that keeps beating Just to carry your hope [Final Chorus] (go full gospel soul — ad libs, grit, passion, vocal runs) I’d walk a thousand hells to feel your embrace Shatter to pieces and still find the grace To keep on believing you’re out there somewhere A light in the dark, a breath in the air The nights are so long, but the stars guide me through And I swear I’ll find the one that is you I’d live in squalor, I'd give it all up If loving you, love, would finally be enough [Outro] (fade to whisper, soft guitar or piano, back to breathy tone) It’s been a long, long time But I’m still on this road With a heart that keeps beating Just to carry your hope
