STILL MY OWN

STILL MY OWN [Intro — brief piano pickup, full band enters] [Verse 1 — intimate smoky female vocal] Same light across the ceiling. Same cup beside the bed. I hear the traffic waking And the things I never said. The glass begins to tremble. I lift it anyway. I don't wait for the feeling To leave before I face the day. [Pre-Chorus — clear rising female vocal] I used to hold my breath Until the shaking passed. Now I breathe right through it. Now I breathe right back. [Chorus — huge soaring melodic hook] Still my own— This heart is still my own. The scars can stay. They don't decide where I go. I feel the shake. I let it show. With every beat, I'm still my own. [Post-Chorus — memorable guitar hook] [Verse 2 — firm rhythmic female singing] You meet me in the doorway. I leave the light behind. We take the stairs together, No promise we'll be fine. Your shoulder brushes my shoulder. Our footsteps fall in time. For once I let the silence Be something I don't have to fight. [Pre-Chorus — building] We used to hold our breath Until the shaking passed. Now we breathe right through it. Now we breathe right back. [Chorus — full band, powerful lead] Still my own— This heart is still my own. The scars can stay. They don't decide where I go. I feel the shake. I let it show. With every beat, I'm still my own. [Bridge — short halftime breakdown] Let the floor move. Let the glass ring. I don't need a steady hand To reach for anything. I take one step. You take one too. The ground is shaking. We're moving through. [Brief silence] [Final Chorus — soaring lead, all three voices join] Still my own— This heart is still my own. The scars can stay. They don't decide where I go. I feel the shake. I let it show. With every beat, I'm still my own. [Outro — sustained vocal, decisive band hit] With every beat— Still my own. [Piano decay]