[INTRO - soft piano, very intimate] [VERSE 1 - soft, conversational, close mic] The house falls quiet But your voice is loud in my mind The night we fought and ended it Still echoing through time A wave builds up and rises A fight begins inside I want to fall to old instincts And I want to stop tonight [CHORUS 1 - gentle lift, add light steel, controlled vocal] Do you see the mountain when you’re in it? Do you see the end before the climb? You step on faith not knowing How you’ll make it through this time It doesn’t matter how long it takes It only matters that you tried You can’t see the peak before you climb [VERSE 2 - slightly fuller, add low drums, tension building] I’m in a wave of water and despair It’s cresting as I breathe My hands reach for old promises When I should reach in me The night falls to a whisper But it’s a storm inside my mind I’ve heard the wave will break If I ride it out this time [CHORUS 2 - stronger, add harmonies, more intensity] Do you see the mountain when you’re in it? Do you see the end before the climb? You step on faith not knowing How you’ll make it through this time It doesn’t matter how long it takes It only matters that you tried You can’t see the peak before you climb [BRIDGE - strip instrumentation, almost spoken, vulnerable] Breathe in, breathe out Sit with the doubt Don’t look, just be Ride the wave, repeat [BUILD - pause, soft inhale, instruments swell back in] [FINAL CHORUS - full band, emotional release, belt with harmonies] Do you see the mountain when you’re in it? Do you see the mountain when you’re in it? Do you see the end before the climb? You step on faith not knowing How you’ll make it through this time It doesn’t matter how long it takes It only matters that you tried [HOLD NOTE - strong sustained vocal] You can’t see the peak before you cliiiiimb [OUTRO - piano + steel, gentle resolve]
