STILL HERE IN THE
DARK.

No one is in the room now.
No hands in the air.
No lights to make it easier.
Just me.
The dark.
And one more breath.

I have come through all the thunder
I have walked through all the rain
I have carried what was broken
Like a name inside my veins

There were days I almost vanished
There were nights I lost my sound
But the dark kept finding pieces
Of the man still underground

Now the noise has fallen quiet
Now the fire has burned low
And I am left with what is honest
In the place where no one goes

I’m still here in the dark
With the blood and the rain
Still here in the dark
With my name and my pain

No cure in the morning
No mercy in the spark
Just breath in my chest
Still here in the dark

I have stopped explaining sorrow
To the ones who turned away
I have stopped dressing up the silence
Just to make them feel okay

There is anger in the corners
There is sadness in the floor
There are ghosts I cannot bury
Standing quiet by the door

But I am not asking the shadows
To become a softer thing
Some nights are made for staying
With the truth they bring

I’m still here in the dark
With the blood and the rain
Still here in the dark
With my name and my pain

No cure in the morning
No mercy in the spark
Just breath in my chest
Still here in the dark

Let the world keep all its answers
Let the daylight have its songs
I have learned that some survival
Does not look like moving on

Sometimes living is the quiet
Of a man who does not run
Sometimes all that’s left is breathing
When the fighting is done

I’m still here…
I’m still here…
In the dark…
I’m still here…

I’m still here in the dark
With the blood and the rain
Still here in the dark
With my name and my pain

No cure in the morning
No mercy in the spark
Just breath in my chest
Still here in the dark

No room full of voices
No hand on my heart
No beautiful ending
No way through the dark

Just one breath
Then one more
Still here
Like before

Still here in the dark
Still here in the dark
Still here