STILL HERE

Lyrics

STILL HERE

MARAKANSKY

INTRO – HARD BEAT DROPS IMMEDIATELY

Yeah...
I don't owe the world an explanation.
I owe myself another morning.
Let's go.

VERSE 1

I came from the bottom with dust on my shoes,
Had nothing to lose, had a whole lot to prove,
People threw stones, then they questioned my scars,
Funny how they judge when they don't know your wars.

I carried the weight, never asked for a hand,
Built my own road when they buried the plans,
They knew my mistakes, never counted my miles,
They wanted my downfall, I gave them a smile.

I heard every rumor, I swallowed the pain,
Walked through the fire and danced in the rain,
They thought I was finished, they thought I was gone,
But death couldn't silence the beat of my song.

I ain't looking back, I ain't begging for grace,
Got a few more battles and a brand-new face,
If life is a gamble, I'm raising the stakes,
I lost a few rounds, but I'm still in the game.

HOOK – POWERFUL, MELODIC RAP

I'm still here! (Still here!)
After everything, I'm still here!
They tried to break me, disappear me,
But look at me now, I'm still here!

No crown, no throne, no sympathy,
Just one more fight and a destiny,
You can take my past, but you'll never take
The man I become when I rise from the grave!

I'm still here!
Yeah, I'm still here!

VERSE 2

I don't need a witness to testify,
I know what I lived, I know how I survived,
Some people love you until you fall,
Then suddenly nobody answers your call.

I learned that silence can speak so loud,
That losing your place can expose the crowd,
That blood ain't always thicker than pain,
And sunshine means nothing without the rain.

I made bad choices, I paid my dues,
I walked through hell in somebody else's shoes,
But don't confuse my scars with defeat,
There's still a hungry man underneath.

I got no time for a courtroom of lies,
No more explaining the tears in my eyes,
Let them keep talking, let them debate,
I'm building tomorrow while they discuss yesterday.

HOOK – BIGGER, HEAVIER

I'm still here! (Still here!)
After everything, I'm still here!
They tried to break me, disappear me,
But look at me now, I'm still here!

No crown, no throne, no sympathy,
Just one more fight and a destiny,
You can take my past, but you'll never take
The man I become when I rise from the grave!

I'm still here!
Yeah, I'm still here!

VERSE 3 – SLOWER, DEEPER, MORE PERSONAL

And maybe I'm tired, maybe I'm worn,
Maybe the strongest are secretly torn,
Maybe the smile that I wear every day
Is hiding a thousand things I cannot say.

But I refuse to let pain write the end,
I don't need enemies, I need to mend,
I don't need the world to believe in my name,
I just need the courage to start once again.

So here's to the man who was left in the cold,
Who lost a few dreams but never his soul,
Who stood in the darkness with nothing to fear,
Who looked in the mirror and whispered...

I'm still here.

FINAL HOOK – FULL CINEMATIC EXPLOSION

I'M STILL HERE!
After the lies, after the years!
I'M STILL HERE!
Through every battle, through every tear!

No more permission, no more disguise,
No more explaining the truth of my life!
I'M STILL HERE!
AND I'M NOT DISAPPEARING!

[OUTRO – BEAT CUTS, THEN DEEP BASS AND PIANO]

They can remember who I used to be.
That's their privilege.

But I decide who walks out of here.

Still here.

15 SECONDS OF DARK INSTRUMENTAL FADE