Standing in the Storm

Verse 1

I feel like I'm a world behind

Every step, I'm losing time

Locked inside, this room is loud

But silence always wins somehow

I wear my heart beneath my skin

Winter's kiss, it cuts right in

Pain's the only thing I trust

It's sharp, it's cold, but it shows up

Pre-Chorus

I know this ain't forever

But forever's what it feels like

And I keep trying to remember

What it felt like to be alive

Chorus

But I'm still standing in the storm

Living proof of something torn

I shine a light on all I've lost

Existing just to pay the cost

Not living for, just living through

A fading flame, a colder truth

Verse 2

I don't cry like I used to

Now the hurt just pulls me through

I light a match inside the dark

But it won't catch, it won't spark

I used to dream of breaking free

But now I sleep too tired to dream

Hope is whispering my name

But it's sounding further every day

Pre-Chorus

I know this ain't the ending

But it's hard to find the start

And every piece I'm mending

Just falls back into the dark

Chorus

But I'm still standing in the storm

Living proof of something torn

I shine a light on all I've lost

Existing just to pay the cost

Not living for, just living through

A fading flame, a colder truth

Bridge – soft, then builds

Bleak future in my rearview

I'm holding on, but not sure who to

I'm running out of winter now

And I don't know if I know how

(Final Chorus – strong and emotional)

But I'm still standing in the storm

Barely holding, barely warm

I shine a light that's growing dim

Still singing songs I can't begin

Not living for, just living through

But maybe that's enough for you

Outro – soft piano or acoustic

I feel like I'm a world behind...

But maybe someday I'll catch the light.