Stay In It

[Intro] [Ambient tape hiss, soft sub bass hum] [Atmospheric Pad: Gm - Bb - F - Dm] [Verse 1] Four AM in the kitchen light Counting out the dosage, trying to get it right Heavy in the chest, ghosts in the hall Looking at the ceiling, waiting for the call Old wounds open when the room turns cold Told myself a story that was getting old Swallowed down the quiet, swallowed down the pain Trying to find a shelter from the inner rain [Build 1] [2-step drum groove enters, syncopated hi-hats] [Sidechained mid-bass swells] [Vocal Chop Loop: "You've got a life..."] [Drop 1] [Full 2-step garage beat, heavy sub-bass drive] You've got a life Stay in it You've got a life Stay in it [Stutter vocal chop melody] You've got a life, stay in it You've got a life, stay in it [Verse 2] [Drums drop to half-step kick, deep sub bass] Scars on the timeline, scars on the skin Learning how to let the daylight back in No quick fix, no magic pill Just stepping up the edge of a quiet hill Breath in the cold air, slow down the drive It hurts real deep just to stay alive But I'm still standing in the morning chill Learning to be honest, learning to be still [Drop 2] [Full energy 2-step garage pattern, punchy snare, sidechained pads] You've got a life Stay in it You've got a life Stay in it [Vocal chop counter-melody, stuttering pitched slices] You've got a life, stay in it You've got a life, stay in it [Breakdown] [Drums fade out, atmospheric pad chord progression Gm-Bb-F-Dm] [Filtered low-pass vocal chop] You've got a life... Stay in it... Healing ain't linear, but we stay... [Outro] [Sub-bass pulses gently, soft tape crackle] You've got a life... Stay in it... [Slow fade out]