[Intro – single clean guitar, low ambient swell] [Verse 1] You don’t talk about the weight you hold Just carry it quiet, steady and cold World tried hard just to make you bend You never broke, you wouldn’t pretend Every storm you stood your ground No need to scream, no need to shout Power isn’t what they see It’s in the way you refuse to leave [Pre-Chorus – drums enter, tension build] Scars you never show Battles no one knows Still you rise, still you stand Stronger than you planned [Chorus – full distortion, wide harmonies] Mary — strongest soul alive Fire in your steady eyes Best thing in this lifetime Standing here beside mine Woman of power, woman of flame You built your strength through hurt and pain If I believe in anything It’s you — through everything [Verse 2 – driving riff, grounded intensity] You don’t need a crown to lead Don’t need permission just to breathe Passion running through your veins Calm inside a hurricane When the walls were closing in You turned survival into win Every doubt that tried to stay You pushed it out, you made your way [Pre-Chorus – bigger build] You don’t fold, you don’t fade You don’t crumble under weight Still you rise, still you fight Even in the darkest night [Chorus – bigger, layered vocals] Mary — strongest soul alive Fire in your steady eyes Best thing in this lifetime Standing here beside mine Woman of power, woman of grace No fear left for you to face If I believe in anything It’s you — through everything [Bridge – halftime drop, clean emotional vocal] You were forged where others fall Built from pressure, built through it all Not loud, not weak, not breaking down You wear survival like a crown [Build – distortion swell] No surrender in your name No apology for your flame [Final Chorus – full intensity, double hook] Mary — strongest soul alive Still the calm in crashing tides Best thing in this lifetime Every day you redefine Woman of power, woman of passion Strength that never needed fashion If this world takes everything It won’t take you — my everything [Outro – distortion ring out, clean guitar fade]
