[INTRO – DOWNTUNED GUITARS WITH DIRTY REVERB, SLOW BUILDING DRUMS - 12 BARS] [GRUNGY MALE VOCALS – LOW, ROUGH, RESTRAINED] [VERSE 1] We grew up drawing lines in dust Building walls from fear and rust Every scar became a flag to wave Every wound a hill to save We learned to hide behind our names Pointing fingers, passing blame But underneath these different shades We're all carrying the same weight [GUITARS SWELL WITH CHUGGING POWER CHORDS] [PRE-CHORUS] Maybe we're more than broken pieces Maybe the cracks let light come through [CHORUS] [GRUNGY MALE VOCALS – FULL POWER, RASPY AND EMOTIONAL] We all bleed beneath the same sky Fall to our knees, still stand and try Hands in the fire, hearts in the rain Pulling each other through the pain No, we weren't made to walk alone No soul was meant to turn to stone So tear down the shadows we hide behind Leave something better for the ones we find [VERSE 2] I saw strangers carry strangers home When the cold cut through the bone I saw mercy in ordinary hands Holding up what couldn't stand Maybe strength ain't standing tall Maybe it's catching someone when they fall Maybe hope ain't some distant sound Maybe it's us right here and now [PRE-CHORUS] Maybe we're more than divided echoes Maybe the truth is simple and real [CHORUS] [GRUNGY MALE VOCALS – STRONGER, WITH SLIGHT VOCAL DISTORTION] We all bleed beneath the same sky Fall to our knees, still stand and try Hands in the fire, hearts in the rain Pulling each other through the pain No, we weren't made to walk alone No soul was meant to turn to stone So tear down the shadows we hide behind Leave something better for the ones we find [BRIDGE] [INSTRUMENTS DROP TO BASS AND CLEAN GUITAR] [GRUNGY MALE VOCALS – QUIETER, GRAVELLY] I don't need your face to match mine Don't need your road to mirror mine We can carry different stories Still reach for something higher [DRUMS BUILD WITH TOMS] And if the world keeps breaking apart Then we'll start with one heart Then another Then another [GUITAR SOLO – DOWNTUNED, SUSTAINED BENDS WITH HEAVY GAIN; START MELODIC AND HAUNTING, THEN BUILD INTO AGGRESSIVE PENTATONIC RUNS, SLIDING POWER-NOTE PHRASES, FEEDBACK, AND WIDE VIBRATO BEFORE CRASHING BACK INTO THE FINAL CHORUS - 15 BARS] [FINAL CHORUS] [GRUNGY MALE VOCALS – MAXIMUM INTENSITY, RAW AND DESPERATE] We all bleed beneath the same sky Fall to our knees, still stand and try Hands in the fire, hearts in the rain Pulling each other through the pain No, we weren't made to walk alone No soul was meant to turn to stone We're lifting each other from where we fall Maybe that's where change begins for us all [OUTRO – DISTORTED GUITARS RING OUT WITH FEEDBACK, DRUMS SLOWLY FADE] [GRUNGY MALE VOCALS – FAINT, TIRED] Beneath the same sky... We're still here...
