Still Standing

[Intro – 0:00–0:25] [Organ: Warm sustained chords in Fm7.] [Acoustic Guitar: Light strums with subtle country voicing.] [Drums: Snare rim taps, heartbeat kick.] [Bass: Low and steady, outlining roots.] [Texture: Faint gospel-style humming in background.] --- [Verse 1 – 0:26] [Chords: | Fm7 | Db | Eb | Fm7 |] [Guitar: Fingerpicking with blues-country color.] [Organ swells faintly under vocal.] [Vocal (soulful, low, intimate):] \u003e Took every hit, thought I’d lose my ground Nights got heavy, tried to pull me down Bruised and broken, but I found my fire Still here walkin’, climbin’ higher --- [Chorus – 1:12] [Chords: | Fm7 | Db | Ab | Eb |] [Full band swells — organ, electric guitar, backing vocals.] [Backing vocals (gospel style, call-and-response).] \u003e I’m still standing, can’t take my soul Weathered the storm, but I won’t let go Fire in my chest, blood in my hands Knock me down once, I’ll rise again --- [Verse 2 – 1:58] [Chords: | Fm7 | Db | Eb | Fm7 |] [Instrumentation tighter, funkier groove.] [Vocal (grittier, more urgent).] \u003e Chains on my past, but I broke ‘em free Every scar here is a map of me River of struggle, but I didn’t drown Kept my head up when they pushed me down --- [Rap Break – 2:42] [Chords loop softly under beat: | Fm7 | Eb |] [Drums tighten into hip-hop groove, bass locks in.] [Rapper (sharp, declarative, rhythmic):] \u003e Tried to bury me deep but the roots held tight Shadow on my name but I found my light I’m the storm and the calm, I’m the wound and the scar Still standin’ right here — know exactly who you are --- [Chorus – 3:15] [Full band + choir backing.] \u003e I’m still standing, can’t take my soul Weathered the storm, but I won’t let go Fire in my chest, blood in my hands Knock me down once, I’ll rise again --- [Bridge – 4:00] [Chords: | Db | Eb | Fm7 | C7 |] [Stripped back to organ + bass + vocal.] [Vocal solo, confessional, swelling into harmony.] \u003e Every tear, every trial, every fall I face Made me stronger, gave me grace --- [Final Chorus – 4:32] [Full arrangement at max power — organ, gospel choir, electric guitar fills.] [Rap ad-libs weave between sung lines.] \u003e I’m still standing, can’t take my soul Weathered the storm, but I won’t let go Fire in my chest, blood in my hands Knock me down once, I’ll rise again --- [Outro – 5:10–5:35] [Organ holds long chord.] [Acoustic guitar strums fade out.] [Vocal (whispered, final line):] \u003e Still standin’… still standin’. [Last sound: Faint echo of choir humming fades into silence.]