Passing the Flame

Intro (soft, distant)

Yeah…

It’s not what it used to be…

But I still see it… somewhere…

Verse 1

I go back in my head, the old days,

Late nights, no fame, just chasing the feeling.

No numbers, no pressure, no need to impress,

Just music and brothers, we gave it our best.

We had something real, something rare in our hands,

No filters, no masks, no imaginary fans.

Just voices and passion, we built it from nothing,

Now I look around… and it’s all turning into something else.

Pre-Chorus

Yeah, the state of this scene ain’t right, I can tell,

But I still see a light at the end of this hell…

Chorus

Maybe it’s not the end—maybe it’s a new beginning,

Through all of the noise, I can still hear us singing.

We lost our way, but we’re not gone,

The fire’s still there—it’s just been buried too long.

After the storms, after everything fell,

We’re still standing here, yeah we know it too well.

Not as close, not the same—but still true,

Still pouring our hearts like we always used to.

Verse 2

I’ve seen it all stall, watched it stop growing,

Watched people switch when the spotlight’s showing.

Friends turn their backs just to chase a name,

Trading loyalty just to play the game.

Yeah, I got blinded, I won’t deny,

Lost in the chaos, let the truth pass by.

But then I noticed—something I missed…

New faces rising through all of this.

Same spark in their eyes that we used to hold,

Same hunger, same fire, same stories untold.

And it hit me hard—we ain’t alone,

This ain’t the end… it’s just being reborn.

Pre-Chorus 2

We set the standard, now it’s hard to reach,

But if we built it once—we can rebuild the peak.

Chorus 2

Maybe it’s not the end—maybe it’s a new beginning,

Through all of the noise, I can still hear us singing.

We lost our way, but we’re not gone,

The fire’s still there—it’s just been buried too long.

After the storms, after everything fell,

We’re still standing here, yeah we know it too well.

Not as close, not the same—but still true,

Still pouring our hearts like we always used to.

Breakdown (heavy, emotional)

WE BUILT THIS—FROM NOTHING.

WE BLED FOR EVERY SOUND.

NOW THEY WANNA TAKE IT—

BUT WE’RE STILL AROUND.

WE SET THE STANDARD—

NOW WE RAISE IT AGAIN.

THIS AIN’T THE END—

THIS IS WHERE WE BEGIN.

Outro (soft, sincere)

Gonez… Princess… Floof… Trinity…

Miniah… Ed… Red… Inferno…

Scurvy… Cam… Dave…

You were there from the start…

And even if we drifted…

Just know…

I love you all… with all my heart.