When the Kick Comes Down

///***/// [Intro - Intimate Male Vocal, Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar] I learned to count the miles by the cracks in the road Carried every goodbye like a weight I was owed But the night kept calling through the radio glow (∞) Saying, "You are not finished, you have somewhere to go" [Verse One - Warm Conversational Singing] I had a cheap guitar and a heart full of noise A head full of doubts and a handful of choice Every door that shut made the hallway feel long So I turned every bruise into part of a song (⏳) I was chasing a future I could barely describe Trying to keep something honest while the whole world went live Now the pulse underneath me is starting to climb And the words in my chest finally fall into time [Build - Acoustic Strums + Rising Hardstyle Percussion] Can you feel it getting closer? Every heartbeat getting louder (∧) From a whisper to the pressure We are standing on the edge now [Chorus - Sung Hook, Euphoric Hardstyle Lift] When the whole world shakes, I will still stand tall If I lose my way, I will break that wall (⊕) Turn the pain into rhythm, let the old life go When the kick comes down, I remember my soul We rise, we rise Through the dark into the light (♫) We rise, we rise I am coming back alive [Drop - Distorted Hardstyle Kick, Reverse Bass, Euphoric Lead] [Instrumental Drop] [Verse Two - Rap Vocal, Tight Double-Time Flow] Look, I came from the silence, built from the doubt Had a room full of fear, had to find my way out Every loss put a line in the map that I drew Every scar had a lesson, every lie showed the truth (❖) No crown, no shortcut, no hand on the wheel Just nights when the dream was the only thing real I was down, got up, then I learned how to run Now the bass hits hard like a second heartbeat drum I do not need luck, I need breath and a reason A page and a pulse and a change in the season (∧) If the world wants proof, let the speakers reply I have been underneath it, now watch me arrive [Breakdown - Acoustic Guitar Returns, Half-Time Pulse] Maybe I was never meant to know Exactly where this road would go Maybe every broken plan (⏳) Was teaching me to understand [Bridge - Sung Vocal Building Into Rap] I hear my younger voice inside Still asking if we made it right I tell him, "Hold on through the night" The hardest roads can lead to light (∞) [Rap Build - Increasing Percussion Density] So raise that pressure, raise that sound Feet on the earth while the bass pounds down No running back, no fading out I know exactly what I am about (⊕) [Final Chorus - Full Vocal, Stacked Harmonies] When the whole world shakes, I will still stand tall If I lose my way, I will break that wall Turn the pain into rhythm, let the old life go (♫) When the kick comes down, I remember my soul We rise, we rise Through the dark into the light We rise, we rise (∞) I am coming back alive [Final Drop - Hardstyle Climax, Vocal Chops, Acoustic Guitar Layer] [Instrumental Drop] [Outro - Solo Acoustic Guitar, Close Vocal] When the noise disappears And the morning comes slow I will carry the rhythm Wherever I go (⏳)