[Intro – DJ Diddles: intimate felt piano, warm atmospheric pads, distant vocal harmonies. No drums.] [Verse 1 – Weston Hayes, restrained gritty soul vocal] I spent a winter in a room with the curtains closed Let the phone ring out, let the dishes grow Everybody had advice, everybody had a cure Nobody knew what I was getting through Found your picture in the pocket of an old black coat Stood there staring till the morning broke And for the first time, I didn't fall apart Just folded it up and walked out to my car [Pre-Chorus – Subtle kick pulse enters, strings begin rising] I thought the pain would always own me Thought the dark was all I'd know But somewhere in the middle of the hurting I learned to let you go [Chorus – Weston Hayes, huge gritty soulful belts, soaring melodic hook] I'M STRONGER NOW! You can hear it when I sing it out All the things that used to bring me down Can't even touch me now! OH, LOOK AT ME NOW! I was six feet under, but I found my way out You can take what you want, you can burn it all down But you can't take the man I am now! [Weston – High soulful sustained belt] I'm stro-o-o-onger now! [DJ Diddles – Massive euphoric instrumental drop, four-on-the-floor kick, soaring supersaw melody, pulsing sidechained bass, vocal chops] [Chopped Weston Vocal – Rhythmic, melodic] Stron-stron-stronger! Now-now-now! Stron-stron-stronger! Oh-oh-oh! [Verse 2 – Beat strips to bass, piano and tight dance percussion. Weston sings with growing confidence.] I drove by the place where we used to go They painted the walls, but the sign's still old Didn't turn my head, didn't slow my ride Had the windows down and the sun in my eyes And I laughed so hard at a stupid song Hadn't laughed like that in God knows how long It's funny how a heart can learn to beat When you finally give the broken pieces room to breathe [Pre-Chorus – Rising arpeggiators, layered soulful harmonies, snare build] I thought I'd always need an answer Thought I'd always need a sign But I don't need you to be sorry To get on with my life! [Chorus – Weston Hayes, explosive vocal, full dance-pop production] I'M STRONGER NOW! You can hear it when I sing it out All the things that used to bring me down Can't even touch me now! OH, LOOK AT ME NOW! I was six feet under, but I found my way out You can take what you want, you can burn it all down But you can't take the man I am now! I'm stro-o-o-onger now! [DJ Diddles – Extended euphoric festival drop, massive melodic synth lead, punchy kick, bright piano stabs, soaring vocal chops] Stron-stron-stronger! Now-now-now! Stron-stron-stronger! Oh-oh-oh! [Breakdown – DJ Diddles cuts the drums completely. Solo piano and faint atmospheric strings.] [Weston Hayes – Almost spoken, intimate and emotional] And I ain't gonna lie... Some mornings still hurt. Some nights I still think about you. [Pause] But I don't reach for the phone anymore. [Bridge – Weston Hayes, fragile soul vocal building into a powerful gospel belt] I don't need to win I don't need you to lose I don't need another minute Trying to get through to you I can wish you well I can walk away I can look into the mirror And mean it when I say— [DJ Diddles – Rising cinematic strings, accelerating snare rolls, swelling synth chords. Brief silence before final downbeat.] [Weston Hayes – Huge sustained soulful scream] I'M STRONGER NOOOOOOW! [Final Drop – DJ Diddles: enormous euphoric progressive-house drop, triumphant lead melody, driving bass, live gospel claps, soaring vocal layers] [Weston Hayes – Improvised soaring ad-libs over the drop] Oh, you can't break me! Not like you used to! I'm still standing! Yeah, I'm still standing! [Final Chorus – Full instrumentation, massive gospel harmonies, Weston belting at maximum intensity] I'M STRONGER NOW! You can hear it when I sing it out All the things that used to bring me down Can't even touch me now! OH, LOOK AT ME NOW! I was six feet under, but I found my way out You can take what you want, you can burn it all down But you can't take the man I am now! [Final Refrain – Full crowd-sized backing harmonies] Stronger! Stronger! Oh, I'm stronger now! [Outro – DJ Diddles gradually strips away synths and drums, returning to the opening piano] [Weston Hayes – Soft, relieved smile in his voice] You should've seen me back then... [Pause] You should see me now. [End – Final piano chord fades naturally]
