[Intro - heartbeat toms, clean arpeggio, synth pad, tense] Ohhh... [Verse 1 - low, gritty, clean guitar + tom pulse] Loud house, slamming doors, Two kids on a cold floor. You were small in my shadow, Just a boy trying to be more. [Pre-Chorus - bass in, building] We took hits we didn't know, Learned to stand in the undertow! [Chorus - FULL EXPLOSION, gang vocals, power chords] NO! You don't have to be okay! NO! You don't have to run tonight! Let the world keep racing by! It's you and me - WE SURVIVE! I ain't him! I can't fill that hole! I would never try to take his place! But I'm HERE! Little brother! I'M HERE! [Verse 2 - dirty guitar chugging, driving] Your son on your chest asleep, Mine wild down the hall. You say I raised you - that's a lie, Dad taught us both to never crawl! [Pre-Chorus 2 - snare rolls, bigger] Night's wide open, black and cold, But a light burns - it don't let go! [Chorus - even bigger, anthem] We don't need words tonight! Let the silence win the fight! Let the house fall quiet now! Just breathe! Breathe out! I ain't Dad! I know I'm not! And I know that won't make it right! But I'm HERE! Little brother! I'M STILL HERE! [Bridge - all drums out, just synth pulse + vocal breaking] You said I held when he slipped away... Day by day... I didn't do much, brother... I loved you like he showed us to! [Breakdown - whisper to scream] He showed us how to stay! [Guitar Solo - screaming, desperate, high notes, 8 bars of fight] [Final Chorus - key change UP, double drums, choir shouts] If you need to FALL APART! Give me your boy - go breathe! I'll hold the line 'til the shaking stops! We don't have to be strong right now! Let those chasing cars drive by! I'll never take his place! I KNOW! But I'll stand in the fire with you! I'M HERE! LITTLE BROTHER! ALWAYS HERE! ALWAYS HERE! [Outro - toms stop, one distorted chord ringing, vocal raw and spent] I'm here... Little brother...
