[INTRO] [Mood: Dread, intimacy] [Delivery: Soft clean, breathy, fragile; sustained melodic endings] [Guitars: Clean 8-string arpeggios, ambient reverb] [Drums: Sparse kick/cymbal swells] There's a silence in this room that I can't fucking break. Machines breathing for you, me pretending I'm okay. Your hands are getting colder, but I still hold them tight. Like if I don't let go you won't disappear tonight. [VERSE I] [Mood: Fear, denial, helplessness] [Delivery: Clean melodic, cracked/exhausted; restrained then gradually fuller, no screaming] [Guitars: Tight muted djent pulse with gaps] [Drums: Controlled kick/snare, light hats, occasional toms] I hate the way they say there's nothing left to do. As if you've already left while I'm still sitting here with you. So, I'll stay awake until my eyes give out. To memorize your face before the world goes quiet. [CHORUS] [Mood: Devastation, love, desperation] [Delivery: Powerful clean melodic vocals; wide melody, layered harmonies, no screaming] [Guitars: Open chords and answering lead] [Drums: Full but controlled] I'm fucking terrified of a world where you're not in it. So, if you can't keep fighting, I swear I won't blame you. You don't have to be strong just because I need you to. If you're tired, close your eyes. I'll be right here beside you. [HOOK] [Delivery: Soaring clean vocals, layered harmonies] [Guitars: Sustained chords and repeating melodic lead] I'm still here. I'm still here. You don't have to face this alone. I'm still here. I'm still here. Even when the light is gone. [VERSE II] [Delivery: Clean melodic, emotionally stronger; gentle rises and sustained endings] [Guitars: Syncopated low-string riff with melodic texture] [Drums: Tight, restrained groove] I know you're trying your best to hide the fear. But I can see it in your eyes whenever I get near. You tell me not to be afraid. You tell me you'll be fine. But I can hear the truth every time you lie. [CHORUS] [Mood: Devastation, love, desperation] [Delivery: Powerful clean melodic vocals; wide melody, layered harmonies, no screaming] [Guitars: Open chords and answering lead] [Drums: Full but controlled] I'm fucking terrified of a world where you're not in it. So, if you can't keep fighting, I swear I won't blame you. You don't have to be strong just because I need you to. If you're tired, close your eyes. I'll be right here beside you. [HOOK] [Delivery: Soaring clean vocals, layered harmonies] [Guitars: Sustained chords and repeating melodic lead] I'm still here. I'm still here. You don't have to face this alone. I'm still here. I'm still here. Even when the light is gone. [BREAKDOWN] [Mood: Rage, helplessness, refusal to abandon them] [Delivery: Mostly melodic, low and rhythmic; only brief harsh accents] [Key moment: "I'M NOT READY" unaccompanied] [Guitars: Massive half-time 8-string chugs, huge rests] [Drums: Half-time, huge impacts, restrained double-kick] I'm not ready! I'm not ready to let you go! Until your last breath! Until your last breath! Until your last breath! [VERSE III] [Delivery: Very soft clean melodic vocals; intimate, exhausted, no screaming] [Guitars: Sparse clean guitar and subtle distortion] [Drums: Minimal] I've spent my whole life afraid of losing everything. Now I'm watching it happen and there's nothing I can fucking do. No prayer. No promise. No reason why. Just another morning and another piece of you gone. And I'm angry that you're dying. I'm angry that I'm still alive. I'm angry at myself for every time I made you cry. But underneath the anger there's something I can't hide. [CHORUS] [Mood: Devastation, love, desperation] [Delivery: Powerful clean melodic vocals; wide melody, layered harmonies, no screaming] [Guitars: Open chords and answering lead] [Drums: Full but controlled] I'm fucking terrified of a world where you're not in it. So, if you can't keep fighting, I swear I won't blame you. You don't have to be strong just because I need you to. If you're tired, close your eyes. I'll be right here beside you. [HOOK] [Delivery: Soaring clean vocals, layered harmonies] [Guitars: Sustained chords and repeating melodic lead] I'm still here. I'm still here. You don't have to face this alone. I'm still here. I'm still here. Even when the light is gone. [OUTRO] [Mood: Exhaustion, acceptance without peace] [Delivery: Soft clean, almost emotionless; slight crack on "forever"; final line whispered] [Guitars: Intro melodic motif, sparse clean 8-string, ambient reverb, sustained distorted note] [Drums: Almost absent; distant floor tom/cymbal swell] [Bass: Single sustained low note fading] [Single sustained low note Slowly fading into silence] Maybe this is all we get. Maybe love was never supposed to mean keeping someone forever. Maybe it means staying when forever is no longer possible. So don't worry about tomorrow. Just close your eyes. I'm here. I'm still here. And for whatever time we have left you don't have to die alone! [BREAKDOWN]
