[Intro – Guitar picking with ambient feedback in background, Low vocals. Spoken/sung like a mantra.] Why can’t you see the pain in me? Why won’t you care? Am I not there? ⸻ [Verse 1 – Clean rhythm guitar, kick drum builds] No, I say, “I’m fine. I’m strong.” “There’s nothing wrong.” Just tired. Just hungry. Just fake it. Just bluntly. Don’t give me that. I don’t do woe is me. I’m the one they call when truth cuts deep. Words like blades, they come from me. No mercy. No weep. No plea. ⸻ [🔥 CHORUS – Full band drops in, loud and defiant] You won’t see the strain, I hide it in pride and pain. My body’s fraying inside, Still, I suit up. Still, I ride. For the broken, the fallen, the ones who can’t, I carry their names like a battle chant. Still ride. Still burn. Still bleed. Always me. Always me. ⸻ [Verse 2 – Groove sharpens, vocals tighter] You don’t see. Can’t see. I fight for those who can’t anymore. Their weight is mine, A crown of war. Don’t ask me why I never break. I carry ghosts with every ache. The silence? The peace, it’s duty. My wounds suit me. ⸻ [Bridge – Drop to just bass and vocals, slow and intense] Why can’t you see the cost in me? I won’t ask again. But I’ll bleed quietly. I ride for them. For those no more. This pain I bear, It’s what I’m for. ⸻ [🔥 Final Chorus – Explodes even louder, crowd chant energy] You won’t see the strain, I hide it in pride and pain. My body’s fraying inside, Still, I suit up. Still, I ride. For the broken, the fallen, the ones who can’t, I carry their names like a battle chant. Still ride. Still burn. Still bleed. Always me. Always me. ⸻ [Outro – Vocals exposed, guitar fades, then last crash] Still ride… Always me. [ONE FINAL STOMP HIT]
