[Intro — whispered, close, distorted edges] I’m about to come alive… You heard the silence. You should hear What it was holding. [Verse 1 — low, rhythmic snarl] You thought my first words were the fight. You never heard the fight behind them. I bit my tongue until the words Had nowhere left to go but inward. I held back. I let the rhythm run. Now hear a song rise from the voice You thought you’d hung. [Pre-Chorus — tightening] One fight to keep from breaking. One fight to keep from going cold. You only heard the anger— There’s more beneath it than you know. [Chorus — harsh melodic belt] I’M ABOUT TO COME ALIVE— With every sleepless night inside. I held my tongue— I DIDN’T LOSE MY VOICE. There’s joy in the sorrow below, Love this broken heart still holds. Let the whole damn darkness know— I’M ABOUT TO COME ALIVE. [Post-Chorus — clipped, percussive] Held my tongue. Kept my voice. Held my tongue— NOW HEAR ME. [Verse 2 — heavier, more exposed] I know what it means to need the fight, Then need to cry through the same damn night. To pace a room with nothing said, And hear it all again in bed. The jaw lets go. The hands unclench. The room goes quiet. Nothing ends. I’ve still got love I can’t turn off— That’s why the hurt can get this loud. [Pre-Chorus — rising] I know what it means To endure through the night. Every breath dragged through the dark— Still a reason to burn bright. [Chorus — wider, low octave underneath] I’M ABOUT TO COME ALIVE— With every sleepless night inside. I held my tongue— I DIDN’T LOSE MY VOICE. There’s joy in the sorrow below, Love this broken heart still holds. Let the whole damn darkness know— I’M ABOUT TO COME ALIVE. [Breakdown — low, deliberate; guitars answer each line] I HELD MY TONGUE. I KEPT MY NAME. I CARRIED LOVE THROUGH ALL THAT RAGE. [Spoken — all effects disappear] You heard me fighting. Did you hear me trying To leave something gentle alive? [Silence] [Final Chorus — full voice, controlled chaos] I’M ABOUT TO COME ALIVE— With every sleepless night inside. I held my tongue— I DIDN’T LOSE MY VOICE. There’s joy in the sorrow below, Love this broken heart still holds. Let the whole damn darkness know— I’M ALIVE. [Final refrain — instruments stop between phrases] I HELD MY TONGUE. I DIDN’T LOSE MY VOICE. I’M— ALIVE. [Outro — weary, almost spoken] The love a broken heart still holds… The hope tomorrow grows… I’m alive.
