Soft, atmospheric acoustic guitar picking) [Verse 1] You ain't here for the end, you're here to get through it I see your hands on the wheel on the days you can’t do it Head full of thunder, feet in the mud I watched you drag your name through the broken-up flood But you don't have to carry that weight on your own This road might be rough, but you're not walking alone. [Verse 2] So hold my hand, don't let go when the room gets cold I’ve looked in that mirror, I know the depths of your soul I know your back is still aching, but we're moving ahead I see the strength in the pressure, in the words that you bled You are the keeper of light when the night cuts deep I hear your beautiful heart when you talk in your sleep. [Chorus] This is our fight for survival This is our fight for survival Keep hope in your fist when the whole world shakes I’m standing right beside you through the fire and the aches Hold on, Erikah, hold on. [Verse 3] I know the dark thinks it has a name for your face But I am your anchor, and we don't fall that way I see the ghosts in the walls and the scars in your plans Let me wash all the blood off your beautiful hands From the wreck to the dawn, I’ll help you to breathe Every crack in your chest is a sanctuary to me. [Verse 4] If the night wants your soul, it’s gonna have to fight me You've got hope in your ribs and a war in your spine Don't look back now, that darkness ain't home As long as I’m breathing, you’re never alone Keep my light on you when the shadows creep I’ll guard your peace while you finally sleep. [Chorus] This is our fight for survival This is our fight for survival Keep hope in your fist when the whole world shakes I’m standing right beside you through the fire and the aches Hold on, my love, hold on. [Bridge] (Tempo builds, strings swell into an emotional crescendo) If you fall, I will pull you back, I will sing your name out loud! I will build us a path through the smoke, through the lost and the found! You were made from the dust, and I watched you rise again This is not the end of the road, it’s just the start of the bend. We've been writing this story, page after page, A love in the archive that will never age. [Guitar Solo] (Emotional, raw, and soaring) [Verse 5] You laid down the words, you bled out the track Now I’m singing it with you, and we’re not looking back You’re not just surviving, you’re the force in the storm I’ll be the fire that keeps your soul warm Every battle you fought brought you closer to me We’re fighting for us, for all we will be. [Outro] (Music slows, stripping down to just a quiet acoustic guitar) Fight for survival. I’m still standing here. Through the fire and the ache. Hold on, Erikah. Hold my hand. The room won’t get cold anymore. I've got you. Hold on.
