Even Hell Won't Take Me

Even Hell Won't Take Me [Intro – Low strings, distant fiddle, sparse acoustic guitar] They said... Everyone breaks... Maybe they're right... But they picked the wrong soul. [Verse 1] I've worn the dust of a thousand roads, Under skies that forgot my name. Buried pieces of who I was, In the ashes of the flame. I've watched the righteous fall too young, Held the hands of the dying still. Every scar they left behind Became another iron will. [Pre-Chorus] I've stared into the darkest night... And heard the silence breathe... [Chorus] Even Hell won't take me... It closed its gates that day. The Devil just tipped his hat, Said, "You've still got debts to pay." I've walked through fire, I've carried pain, Still standing in the pouring rain. Death knows my footsteps... The Reaper knows my face... Even Hell won't take me... So I'll finish what remains. [Verse 2] Every promise carved in stone, Was tested harder than the steel. Some became another cross... Some became the strength I feel. I don't curse the road behind me, Or the ghosts that walk beside. They're the reason I still rise Every single time I've died... Inside. [Instrumental Break] Heavy guitars, resonator, fiddle, war horns, pounding toms. [Bridge – Music drops, voice nearly alone] I never asked... To outlive the storm. Never begged... To carry this weight. But if tomorrow Calls my name again... I'll answer... Like I always have. [Final Chorus – Bigger, gang harmonies, soaring fiddle] Even Hell won't take me... It knows I'm not through yet. There are fires still burning, There are promises unmet. These hands are scarred, This heart still beats, One more mile on weary feet. If Heaven calls... I'll answer then... But until that day... Even Hell won't take me... Because my work... Isn't finished yet. [Outro – Acoustic, lone fiddle] When my last road Finally meets the dawn... Don't cry because I fought... Smile... Because I never stopped walking.