[Intro – Warm Guitar Strum, Soft Piano, Light Crowd Ambience]
Strings hum low, the lights are dim
Dust on every fractured hymn
But somewhere underneath the pain
There’s still a rhythm in the grain
[Verse 1]
We used to hit it loud and true
Every chord felt fresh and new
Now the silence sits too long
Like it swallowed up the song
Amps are humming, but they’re tired
Every wire feels expired
Still we gather, still we try
To keep the heartbeat amplified
[Pre-Chorus]
If it’s broken, let it show
That’s the only way we grow
[Refrain]
This band is in need of aid
(Too long since we played)
The need for any ear to hear
(What’s going down here!)
Going down!
(Down, down, down)
For hearts that bleed
(Here’s a band aid!)
For souls in need
(Here’s a band aid!)
[Verse 2 – Drums Enter Softly]
Every verse a stitched-up scar
Every note a shooting star
We don’t fix it, we just play
Through the wreckage of the day
Broken strings still make a sound
When they hit the hollow ground
Maybe flaws are just the way
We keep breathing into clay
[Pre-Chorus]
If the damage tells the truth
Then it’s proof we’re 100-proof
[Refrain]
This band is in need of aid
(Too long since we played)
The need for any ear to hear
(What’s going down here!)
Going down!
(Down, down, down)
For hearts that bleed
(Here’s a band aid!)
For souls in need
(Here’s a band aid!)
[Bridge – Breakdown, Piano + Sparse Guitar]
Find a cure, an elixir fix
(… a place where sound still sticks)
Press it on the wound and sing
(Let the broken amplifiers ring)
Every crack a place for light
(Every wrong a chance to write)
Something truer than before
(Something to cure the hurt and more)
[Build – Full Band Rising]
Tape it up, don’t let it fade
Every loss is just displayed
Turn it up and let it bleed
Into everything we need
[Final Refrain – Big, Anthemic]
This band is in need of aid
(Too long since we played)
And still we ask to be heard
(Every broken word)
Going down!
(Down, down, down)
For hearts that bleed
(Here’s a band aid!)
For souls in need
(Here’s a band aid!)
For every sound that we’ve found
(Here’s a band aid!)
[Outro – Gentle Guitar, Crowd Noise Fading In]
We’re still here…
(Just saying)
Still playing…
(Still feeling)
Still healing…
(Left us reeling)
[Silence]
From the album “Exit Strategy“