The Intention
Endurance from the inside. When everything shakes, the song turns inward rather than reaching out — strength as something you already carry, not something you summon. "I don't break, I bend and rise." For when you need to feel your own strength under you.
Lyrics
Verse 1
When the walls feel like they're closing in
And I don't know which way to go
I won't run or look outside
I'll turn inward to what I know
I don't need to know it all
I am held through every fall
Chorus
I am safe in the unsteady
I am held, I am ready
All my steps find their place
I am moving at my pace
I am grounded, I am strong
I've belonged here all along
Every step part of the plan
Life is reaching for my hand
For my hand
Verse 2
When I don't feel like the me I know
And the ground shakes down below
I won't force or reach for more
I'll breathe in and let it flow
I can breathe, I can trust
What's within me is enough
Chorus
I am safe in the unsteady
I am held, I am ready
All my steps find their place
I am moving at my pace
I am grounded, I am strong
I've belonged here all along
Every step part of the plan
Life is reaching for my hand
For my hand
Bridge
And I don't break, I bend and rise
Who I am I recognize
There is nothing left to prove
Strength is how I move
Chorus
I am safe in the unsteady
I am held, I am ready
All my steps find their place
I am moving at my pace
I am grounded, I am strong
I've belonged here all along
Every step part of the plan
Life is reaching for my hand
Outro
Still I stand
Still I stand
Still I stand
Still I stand
Still I stand
Still I stand
How to Use This Song
For when you've been knocked around and need to feel your own strength under you again. Play it loud. Feel yourself stay standing.
The affirmation it reinforcesI am grounded, I am strong. I've belonged here all along. Still I stand.
Anthem energy — the fullest arrangement on the album.
If This Song Speaks to You
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