[INTRO — FEMALE / HAUNTING, LONE VIOLIN]
(La-la-la-la)
(La-la-la-la)
Through the northern night…
I hear the ravens fly…
(Na-na-na-na)
[VERSE 1 — MALE / LOW, RUGGED RAP-SUNG]
I was walking through the darkness,
With a storm inside my head,
Chasing ghosts of old mistakes,
Through the roads that I had bled.
Hands upon the oar,
Eyes upon the past,
I didn't know how long I'd last,
But I kept moving fast.
Cold wind on my face,
Black sea beneath my feet,
Every mile I travelled
Made my heartbeat beat.
[PRE-CHORUS — DRUMS RISING]
I thought love would be the storm
That would drag me to the sea,
But the ashes of the past
Couldn't bury me.
The mountain made me stronger.
The winter made me wise.
I walked into the darkness—
And came back with new eyes.
[CHORUS — FEMALE / HUGE DRUMS + VIOLIN]
I’m still standing
When the northern night comes down.
Hear my heartbeat
Like a war drum through the ground.
If the world comes crashing,
I will never lose my way.
I crossed the darkest waters—
And I’m still here today.
(La-la-la-la)
I’m alive!
(La-la-la-la)
I’m alive!
───
[VERSE 2 — MALE / FASTER RAP-SUNG]
Every scar became a story,
Every wrong turn carved my name.
I was lost beneath the echoes
Of a love I couldn't save.
Now the silence doesn't haunt me,
Now the night don't feel the same.
The ravens fly above me,
But I no longer fear their names.
I let go of the weight
That I carried through the years.
Left it with the northern waters,
Left it with my fears.
───
[PRE-CHORUS — BIGGER]
I thought I had to carry
Every stone beneath my skin.
Then I heard the northern thunder:
“You survived.
Now begin.”
(Drums rising)
───
[CHORUS — FEMALE / BIGGER]
I’m still standing
When the northern night comes down.
Hear my heartbeat
Like a war drum through the ground.
If the world comes crashing,
I will never lose my way.
I crossed the darkest waters—
And I’m still here today.
(La-la-la-la)
I’m alive!
(La-la-la-la)
I’m alive!
───
[BRIDGE — DROP / FEMALE + MALE]
Female:
If I fall…
Male:
I rise again.
Female:
If I break…
Male:
I bend, not end.
Female:
I don't need forever…
Male:
Just one more step.
Female:
One more breath…
Male:
One more breath.
(Silence)
Female — whispered:
The North remembers…
───
[DRUM BUILD]
Male:
Stone beneath me.
Female:
Wind above.
Male:
Ravens calling.
Female:
I am enough.
Male:
Sea behind me.
Female:
Road ahead.
ALL:
I am alive!
───
[FINAL CHORUS — MASSIVE / FEMALE LEAD + MALE + CHOIR]
I’m still standing
When the northern night comes down.
Feel my heartbeat
Like a thunder through the ground.
If the sky comes falling,
Let the mountains hear my name.
I crossed the darkest waters—
And I rose again.
I don't need the past
To tell me who I am.
The North is in my blood now—
And I know where I stand.
(La-la-la-la)
I’m alive!
(La-la-la-la)
I’m alive!
(Na-na-na-na)
Still standing!
(Massive final drum hit)
I’M ALIVE!