Burning seasons

Lyrics

[Intro – slow piano, distant ambience] (faint choir “ahh” pads fade in like a memory, then disappear) ⸻ [Verse 1 – intimate, close vocals] I trace your ghost along the keys tonight Every note feels like a goodbye I never said right I learned to breathe with a weight in my chest Like every heartbeat’s a war I never confessed I smile like I’m fine, but it’s all rehearsed A quiet kind of drowning that never gets worse Just stays the same, like a permanent scar Still reaching for you from where you are ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – subtle lift] And I know… (slight voice crack) I know… This hollow doesn’t mean I’m gone (low choir hum starts underneath, barely noticeable) ⸻ [Chorus – choir enters, wide and emotional] (full choir: soft “ahh / ohh” backing, like a church swell) ’Cause being dead inside doesn’t mean I can’t keep living Doesn’t mean my heart stopped giving Even if it’s numb and cold I’m still here… I still hold on I’m screaming through the silence you left behind Trying to convince myself I’m still alive Even if the light feels distant and dim I won’t let the dark win (choir holds the last note, then drops out suddenly) ⸻ [Verse 2 – stripped again, darker tone] I’ve got burning winters under my skin Cold flames licking at the bones within And freezing summers in my veins Sunlight falling like acid rain Seasons twisted, nothing feels right Snow feels like fire, day feels like night I carry storms that never break Just circle me with every mistake ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – more tension] And I know… (breathy, strained) I know… This emptiness won’t take my soul (choir returns softly, like distant voices in a cathedral) ⸻ [Chorus – bigger, almost overwhelming] (choir stronger, layered like gospel voices) ’Cause being dead inside doesn’t mean I can’t keep living Doesn’t mean my heart stopped giving Even if it’s numb and cold I’m still here… I still hold on I’m screaming through the silence you left behind Trying to convince myself I’m still alive Even if the light feels distant and dim I won’t let the dark win ⸻ [Bridge – breakdown → explosion] (piano almost stops, just single notes) (whisper) If you could see me now… (choir: very soft, sustained “ahh” like wind through a church) Would you recognize the man I became… (build — piano grows, choir rising) Or just the ashes… the echoes… the pain… (CHOIR SWELLS – full, almost overwhelming) I’M NOT OKAY—BUT I’M NOT GONE I’M STILL BREATHING… STILL HOLDING ON (choir sustains under the scream, then cuts to silence) ⸻ [Final Chorus – raw + choir together] (choir returns, but warmer, almost hopeful) Being dead inside doesn’t mean I stopped living Doesn’t mean there’s nothing left worth giving Even in the coldest part of me There’s a spark you couldn’t see I’m screaming through the silence you left behind Bleeding proof that I survived Even if the light feels distant and dim… I’m still fighting… I’m still fighting… (choir repeats softly: “still fighting… still fighting…”) ⸻ [Outro – fading, ghostlike] (just choir now, no piano) Burning winters… freezing summers… Still alive… just under covers… (voices fade like they’re drifting away in a cathedral