Echoes of Freedom

Lyrics

[VOCAL MALE ] Four years… One promise… One voice… you told me [VOCAL FEMALE ]“Don’t worry about anything…” [vocal female “I got you.” [DISTORTED GUITAR RIFF SLAMS IN] [BEAT DROPS] Yeah… Listen. [VERSE 1 — HIP-HOP / DARK TRAP BEAT] [VOCAL MALE] I knew you for a week, That’s all it took, One night at the hotel, One unforgettable look. I told you something felt wrong, Something in my chest, I said, “I think I’m getting busted, I might be gone for years.” Twenty minutes later, Red and blue in the night, Back of a cop car, Everything changed in my life. Twenty-one years Was the number in my head, Looking through that window, Thinking, “Am I already dead?” But then I thought about you, And somehow I could breathe, ’Cause you looked at me that night Like there was still something left in me. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING TRANCE] And when they took my freedom… You gave me your word. When they took everything… Your voice was what I heard. [BUILDING SYNTH] Three… Two… One… [CHORUS — HARD ROCK / HUGE GUITARS] YOU SAID, “I GOT YOU!” And you fucking meant it! When the whole world disappeared, You were right there in the distance! [ vocal femalI GOT YOU!” When I couldn’t see the light! You became my reason To survive another night! “I GOT YOU!” Four years behind those walls! Every prison phone call Was another brick against the fall! Maybe forever wasn’t written For me and you… But I’ll never forget… YOU SAID, “I GOT YOU!” [GUITAR SCREAM / TRANCE DROP] ⸻ [VERSE 2 — HIP-HOP / RAP] Different prison, Different number, Different concrete floor, Calling you from places I don’t wanna see no more. Worst of the worst, Steel doors closing behind me, But every time that phone rang, You were right there beside me. You sent me food, Paid the phone, Kept my heart alive, While I was fighting every day Just to make it out alive. And then they took my father,Left him standing on his own, Two people with nobody, Trying to find a home. But you didn’t disappear, You didn’t turn away, You stood beside my father Until my release day. You brought him to your house, You gave him somewhere safe, You kept your promise When everybody else escaped. [PRE-CHORUS — CLEAN VOCALS / TRANCE BUILD] You said… “Don’t worry.” I said… “How can I?” You said… “I got you.” And somehow… I survived. [CHORUS — HARD ROCK] YOU SAID, “I GOT YOU!” And you fucking meant it! When the whole world disappeared, You were right there in the distance! “I GOT YOU!” When I couldn’t see the light! You became my reason To survive another night! “I GOT YOU!” Four years behind those walls! Every prison phone call Was another brick against the fall! Maybe forever wasn’t written For me and you… But I’ll never forget… YOU SAID, “I GOT YOU!” [TRANCE BREAK — 128 BPM / VOCAL CHOPS] I got you… I got you… I got you… [SYNTH ARPEGGIO BUILDS] Four years… One voice… One promise… One choice… [DROP] [VERSE 3 — HARD RAP / GUITAR UNDERNEATH] We talked about forever, We talked about a ring, I walked out of that prison Thinking we could have everything. I got engaged, Thought the nightmare finally ended, Thought after all those years Our story was just beginning. But eight months later, Everything fell apart. Funny how you can survive prison And still lose somebody’s heart. But I’m not here to blame you, I’m not here to blame me, Some people are forever… Some people set you free. And maybe what we had Wasn’t meant to last that way, But I’ll never erase What you did for me those days. [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL ROCK / CLEAN GUITAR] You weren’t just my lover… You were my lifeline. When I had no tomorrow… You gave me your time. And now we’re something different… But different doesn’t mean gone. You’re still somebody I can call… When everything goes wrong. And if you ever need me… Anywhere… Anytime… I’ll come running. No questions. No matter the distance. Because you once did it for me. [BREAKDOWN — HARD ROCK / SCREAMED VOCALS] YOU STOOD THERE! WHEN THEY LEFT ME! YOU STOOD THERE! WHEN THEY FORGOT ME! YOU STOOD THERE! WHEN I HAD NOTHING!YOU SAID—“I GOT YOU!” [MASSIVE GUITAR RIFF] [FINAL CHORUS — ROCK + TRANCE + HIP-HOP LAYERED] YOU SAID, “I GOT YOU!” And I’ll never forget it! Four years in the darkness, You never once regretted it! “I GOT YOU!” Those words kept me alive! When I couldn’t see tomorrow, You gave me another night! “I GOT YOU!” Maybe we weren’t meant to stay… Maybe love was just a chapter That changed us on the way! But if the world comes crashing down And you’re looking for someone true… Glenda… You already know. I GOT YOU TOO! [FINAL TRANCE DROP] I got you…You got me…We survived what we couldn’t see…I got you…You got me… [GUITAR SOLO OVER TRANCE SYNTH] [OUTRO — SPOKEN / TELEPHONE EFFECT] Four years. From a prison phone… To freedom. We didn’t get the ending we thought we were gonna get. But some people come into your life and leave a mark that time But some people come into your life and leave a mark time can’t erase. Glenda…time You kept your word. You said…“Don’t worry i got u