02. Caught in the fall

[Intro] (Piano + soft pad texture, heartbeat kick in the background) [Verse – rapped by a man] Midnight rain, I’m standing on the concrete floor Everything inside me empty, no one hears me anymore Streets so cold, my breath is turning into smoke Too many nights keep telling me, brother, let it go My head’s a prison, every thought another blow I kept on running from myself, hour by hour, day to day I know Cliff at my feet, just seconds from the fall But somewhere in the noise I heard a sound not cold at all [Chorus – sung by a woman] Caught in the fall, but I was holding you tight Pulled you from the dust, built you back to the light From shattered glass a picture, from tears a sea You showed me that life means more to me [Verse – rapped by a man] Your voice like snow on burning stone You said, I see you — you’re not alone My walls were steel, but they broke in two When your eyes said softly: you are more than what you’ve been through Hand on my shoulder, heavy like trust For the first time again I dare to look up Not back to the shadows, not deeper in gray You just stayed right there — never asking me why [Chorus – sung by a woman] Caught in the fall, but I was holding you tight When you hit the ground, I reshaped your life From shattered glass a picture, from tears a sea You showed me that life means more to me [Instrumental Drop – triumphant] (Everything cuts — breath in) (Then: heavy 808 hits, orchestral strings, choir vocals, rising synth) (Major-chord explosion, crowd chants, claps, breakbeat) [Bridge – rapped by a man] Now I’m standing in the light with scars across my face Every single one of them says: Did I quit? — no way Built for the battle, for the next damn move Even when the storm keeps pushing me back to the edge again too I’m learning how to fall without breaking apart Found words that finally talk about a future and a start The darkness behind me smaller than before You showed me how to keep walking forward [Chorus – sung by a woman] Caught in the fall, but I was holding you tight Pulled you from the deep, rebuilt your life From shattered glass a picture, from tears a sea You showed me that life means more to me [Outro] You showed me even the deepest pain Isn’t the end of hope or heart again Sometimes a man just needs a hand To guide him back into the morning land