Still Breathing

Lyrics

[Intro – Guitar & Drums] (Dirty blues-rock guitar riff. Bass joins. Kick drum builds.) Female Hot summer sun… But the sky turned black… One turn of a key… There was no turning back… Male I saw the fear… Burning in your eyes… One more step… Could’ve been goodbye… Both Hold on… I’m not letting go… Hold on… You’re not alone… (Full band crashes in.) [Verse 1 – Female] It was a hot summer’s day But the world turned cold that way You locked the door and shut me out While silence filled the house with doubt Through the glass I saw your pain Everything would never be the same My heart was pounding in my chest Praying this wasn’t our last breath I was screaming through the tears Frozen by my darkest fears Couldn’t reach you, couldn’t break through Thought the world was losing you [Pre-Chorus – Male] Every lie they whispered Every line they crossed I was losing who I was Before I knew what I’d lost [Chorus – Male & Female] Don’t let them tear us apart Don’t let them poison your heart They lit the fire They fed the flames Tried to wash our love away I saw the darkness in your eyes Watched our whole world come alive I’m still standing by your side Still breathing… Still alive… Come back home… Come back to me… [Verse 2 – Male] Your so-called friends lit the flame Smiled while they played their games Pulling strings behind our backs Watching everything collapse I became someone unknown Living with a heart of stone But somewhere through the noise and scars I could still see who we are [Pre-Chorus – Female] I saw the truth behind your face A soul searching for a place I refused to let you fall Love was stronger than it all [Chorus – Male & Female] Don’t let them tear us apart Don’t let them poison your heart They lit the fire They fed the flames Tried to wash our love away I saw the darkness in your eyes Watched our whole world come alive I’m still standing by your side Still breathing… Still alive… [Guitar Solo] (Melodic blues-inspired solo with emotional bends.) [Bridge – Both] That summer day still burns my mind The fear we left so far behind They tried to break what love had made But we refused to fade away Still breathing… Still believing… Still fighting… Still healing… [Final Chorus – Male & Female] Don’t let them tear us apart Don’t let them poison your heart Through every scar Through every lie I’ll be with you till the end of time I saw the darkness lose its hold Love brought us back from out the cold After everything we’ve been through I’m still standing here with you Still breathing… Still alive… Still breathing… You survived… [Outro – Clean Guitar & Piano] Female You opened the door… Male And I found you again… Both Not who they wanted you to be… But who you’ve always been… Still breathing… Still breathing…