[Intro – distant horns, low pulse] Hold the breath Hold the ground [Verse 1 – restrained, measured] I learned the weight of a promise In the echo of a marching floor Every step writes a sentence Every silence asks for more Iron ribs in my chest now Counting time like a debt I don’t run from the thunder I let it teach me regret [Pre-Chorus – rising] If the night wants a witness Let my shadow stand tall I was forged in the pauses Between the rise and the fall [Chorus – full impact] Strike the ground, let it answer Let the sky feel the sound When the drums say my name I am found, I am found No surrender to quiet No relief from the storm When the drums say my name I am born, I am born [Break – drums breathe] [Verse 2 – darker, wider] Cathedrals made of a heartbeat Crowds kneel to a single flame I carry wars in my pockets Every victory tastes the same Raise the banners of waiting Let them tear in the rain I don’t pray for the ending I pray to earn the pain [Break – drums only, longer] [Pre-Chorus – intimate, then lift] Count the scars like constellations Name the fear, let it stay There’s a power in the stillness When the noise steps away [Chorus – expanded] Strike the ground, let it answer Let the sky feel the sound When the drums say my name I am found, I am found From the dust to the thunder From the hush to the roar When the drums say my name I am more, I am more [Bridge – half-time, breath between hits] (Boom) I wait in the space (—) Between yes and no (Boom) I build with the breaks (—) I grow by letting go [Break – drums + low brass] [Final Chorus – maximum weight] Strike the ground, let it answer Let the sky feel the sound When the drums say my name I am found, I am found Hear the bones of the future Rattle truth into form When the drums say my name I am born, I am born [Outro – drums fade into room] (Boom) (—) (Boom) Silence stands Ground remembers
