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INTRO – 8 Bars (Soft piano, distant heartbeat kick, ambient pads) (Female – soft, breathy) I hear them calling from the dark behind me Footsteps echo in the night Chains on my shoulders, pulling me under I don’t think I can fight (Male – low, calm) Keep running toward the horizon Don’t you turn around I see the weight that you’re carrying Let it fall to the ground VERSE 1 – 16 Bars (Light drums enter, subtle bass pulse) (Female) I’m running barefoot through the fire Dress torn thin by fear Every voice says I’m a failure Every shadow drawing near I’m shedding shame like broken armor Let it crash into the dust Every tear I cried for years now Falling because I must (Male – layered underneath last 8 bars) Drop it Let it fall You don’t have to hold it all PRE-CHORUS – 8 Bars (Drums build, strings rise) (Female) They’re reaching, they’re almost touching I feel their breath on my skin (Male – stronger) Don’t look back, just keep on moving I’m stepping in CHORUS – 8 Bars (Full drums, wide strings, emotional lift) (Female – soaring) I’m throwing off the weight that breaks me Let it shatter where I stand Every burden that once chained me Slipping from my hands (Male – powerful harmony) Give me your sorrow, give me your pain God it is heavy but I’ll take the strain Every grief you cannot carry Lay it down with me (Both – big harmony) You don’t have to run alone VERSE 2 – 16 Bars (Beat drops minimal first 8 bars, then rebuild) (Male – steady, sacrificial tone) I see the scars beneath your silence Every night you tried to cope All the lies they wrapped around you All the stolen hope Place it on my shoulders now Every stone and every chain I will stand between the darkness I will take the rain (Female – emotional response) Why would you carry what I’ve broken Why would you take my shame (Male) Because love is not afraid of The weight of blame BRIDGE – 8 Bars (Half-time drums, cinematic pause) (Female – almost whisper) They’re fading They’re losing sight (Male – strong, almost shouted) I’m holding I won’t let you fight (Both – build) Every chain falls Every fear breaks Every lie burns away FINAL CHORUS – 8 Bars (Biggest section, full production) (Female – highest intensity) I’m free from every weight that broke me Free from every hand (Male – full power) Give me your grief, I’ll bear the cross I will take your stand (Both – layered, choir style ending) Every burden, every scar Laid down where you are You don’t have to run alone You are not alone OUTRO – 4 Bars (Music fades to piano + ambient pad) (Male – soft) Rest now (Female – breath release) I’m home