Blues Blood 22

[[Verse 1]
Candle wax drips on the contract I signed
with a name I don’t recognize anymore
the mirror’s cracked but it still shows my spine
bent just enough to walk through that door

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve worn this coat
through fire and frost
still they ask me
what I’ve lost

[Chorus]
Blues blood runs deep in these bones
not a wound but a throne carved from stone
you called it weakness I call it will
burned every bridge just to stand here still

[Inst: Swelling strings, distorted guitar riff, thunderous timpani, 6 bars]

[Verse 2]
Your letter’s tucked in the hollow of my amp
pages yellow but the blame stays fresh
I play the lick you said would never stand
now it shakes the rafters with every breath

[Pre-Chorus]
You wanted quiet
I brought the storm
you drew a line
I changed its form

[Chorus]
Blues blood runs deep in these bones
not a scar but a crown made of chrome
you called it failure I call it proof
that even silence can roar when it moves

[Bridge: French horns enter, tempo holds, strings tremolo]
They say time heals but time just waits
in the corner with its arms crossed tight
watching me tune this old guitar
one string at a time back to life

[Chorus]
Blues blood runs deep in these bones
not a ghost but a flame in the cold
you called it over I call it dawn
'cause the night don’t own me I walked through it strong

[Outro: Electric guitar sustain fades into distant brass, low cello drone, 10 bars]

River 22, , Jazz, Sad, Dark, Female Vocals, Choir, Bass, Cello, Drums, Rhythm Guitar, Xylophone, Latin