Stay Alive...Stay Alive

Title: Stay Alive (Truth in the Dark) [Intro – low pulse, distant warning tone] Shadows move when the lights go low Whispers dressed as help and hope I learned the hard way, paid the cost Some doors you open, some stay closed [Verse 1] They smile and speak in gentle tones While mapping out the weakest bones Bad advice wrapped in holy clothes Slow poison fed as “what you chose” They push and pull until you break Then call it fate, then call it fate I watched the ones I loved slip through Too late to save, too late to undo [Pre-Chorus] I carry their names inside my chest Not for revenge — for the rest Who still walk the same thin line I sing so they might see the signs [Chorus] Stay alive, stay alive Don’t follow the voice that leads you blind Stay alive, stay alive Some traps are set with careful lies I speak for the ones who can’t speak now I stand so the next one makes it out Stay alive… stay alive [Verse 2] They take the home, they take the ground Leave you rebuilding from the ground Every time you rise they strike again Keep you circling, keep you thin I built in silence, brick by brick They tried to claim the work I did But truth has weight and truth has sound And silence never kept us down [Pre-Chorus] I carry their names inside my chest Not for revenge — for the rest Who still walk the same thin line I sing so they might see the signs [Chorus] Stay alive, stay alive Don’t follow the voice that leads you blind Stay alive, stay alive Some traps are set with careful lies I speak for the ones who can’t speak now I stand so the next one makes it out Stay alive… stay alive [Bridge – stripped, then building] I will not name the hands that took I will not paint the exact look But if you’re listening, hear this clear: Protect your circle, guard what’s dear Question every “helping” hand That leaves you poorer than you began The dead deserve the truth to rise The living deserve to stay alive [Final Chorus – full weight] Stay alive, stay alive Don’t follow the voice that leads you blind Stay alive, stay alive Some traps are set with careful lies I speak for the ones who can’t speak now I stand so the next one makes it out Stay alive… Stay alive… Stay alive [Outro – fading, resolute] For the ones already gone I keep the light on For the ones still walking I keep the warning strong