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I Lie Down, I Wake Again

Scott MacFeat Jr.
Scott MacFeat Jr.
Dark groove-driven alternative rock with a lurching half-time pocket and syncopated, uneven-feeling kick pattern rather than four-on-the-floor, Make the bass huge and melodic: thick low-end pulse, gritty upper harmonics, memorable answering figures, Electric guitars should feel epic and weighty, with low-tuned distorted riffs, broad sustained chord lifts, and a focused melodic lead that opens up in the chorus, Verses stay tense and spacious; build through a climbing pre-chorus into a wide, forceful chorus, then a stripped bridge before a final full-band surge, Expressive male lead vocal, grounded and close in the verses, impassioned but controlled in the chorus, Modern organic band production, strong dynamic contrast, punchy drums, clear vocal center, deep bass, guitars wide without masking the low end
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[Verse 1] They count the ones who turned away As if the number proves I’m done I wake beneath a borrowed fear And ask what silence has become But You have met me in the dust Before the morning chose its name Not with a promise life stays easy With a steadier place to stand [Pre-Chorus] I won’t call danger harmless I won’t pretend I’m not afraid I bring the whole unsettled heart And let it rest where You remain [Chorus] You are the shield around me When every voice says run You lift my face from the ground Before the day is won I lie down, I wake again Held beyond my own control The night can name its threats But it cannot name my soul [Verse 2] The hills keep watch without a word The city bargains with its blame I’ve learned that faith is not a trick To make the wound forget its name It is the breath to meet the dark Without surrendering the dawn A hand that opens in the struggle A heart that keeps its welcome on [Pre-Chorus] I won’t call danger harmless I won’t pretend I’m not afraid I bring the whole unsettled heart And let it rest where You remain [Chorus] You are the shield around me When every voice says run You lift my face from the ground Before the day is won I lie down, I wake again Held beyond my own control The night can name its threats But it cannot name my soul [Bridge] Rise, not because the road is clear Rise, because I’m not alone Mercy meets the shaken body Grace gives fear no final throne [Final Chorus] You are the shield around me When every voice says run You lift my face from the ground Before the day is won I lie down, I wake again Held beyond my own control The night can name its threats But it cannot name my soul [Outro] I lie down, I wake again You hold what I can’t hold