From the recording LP13 EMPOWERMENT
The lyrics of “Still Here” weave together an intimate reflection on life’s passage with a quiet resilience that spans generations, personal struggles, and collective hope. The verses move from tender images of ageing and parenting to the raw weight of mental health battles and grief, grounding the song in lived experience. The pre-chorus broadens this lens toward social issues, suggesting that endurance is not only individual but also communal, with people holding one another up in fractured times. The chorus unifies these strands into a mantra of survival and connection: being “still here” affirms both persistence and presence. The bridge, addressing death with gentleness, transforms mortality into a source of comfort rather than fear, promising continued presence through memory and nature. By the final chorus and outro, the song rises into a hopeful uplift, closing with the reassurance that even when a voice is gone, its song lingers everywhere. It’s a meditation on endurance, love, and the enduring traces we leave behind.
Lyrics
STILL HERE
Verse 1 – Ageing & Parenting
Verse 2 – Mental Health & Loss
Pre-Chorus – Social Issues
Chorus – All themes together
Bridge – Death & Mortality
Final Chorus – Uplift
Outro – Gentle Resolution
[Verse 1]
Lines on my hands tell the years I’ve known,
From a first small cry to the kids now grown.
I’ve watched the seasons spin their song,
And I’ve learned how to stay when the nights are long.
[Verse 2]
I’ve walked through the shadows where the light felt thin,
Where the weight in my chest wouldn’t let me in.
I’ve said goodbye to a friend too soon,
And I’ve kept their laugh in the shape of the moon.
[Pre-chorus]
I’ve seen the streets where the voices rise,
Hands held high under broken skies.
We’re still standing when the world feels torn,
We’re the roots in the ground where the hope is born.
[Chorus]
I’m still here, through the joy and pain,
Through the loss and the love, through the flood and flame.
Every heartbeat says we’re not alone,
We carry the light, we carry it home.
[instrumental: Oboe and cello duet with classical guitar]
[Bridge]
If I go before you, don’t you cry,
Every tear is just the rain’s reply.
When the sun comes out, I’ll be there too,
In the gold, in the warmth, in the sky so blue.
[Final Chorus]
I’m still here, through the joy and pain,
Through the loss and the love, through the flood and flame.
Every heartbeat says we’re not alone,
We carry the light, we carry it home.
[Outro]
And when my voice fades into the air,
You’ll still find my song — it’s everywhere.