
# Still a Fire — The Backstory
This song was born out of a moment I think every artist hits at least once — that long, ugly stretch where you genuinely wonder if it's over. The band had been through the wringer. We'd lost our original bassist, our label deal had gone sideways, and honestly, some nights I'd sit in my apartment staring at a guitar I hadn't picked up in weeks, wo…
# Still a Fire --- **[Intro — Iconic Guitar Riff]** *(DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAA DAAA)* *(DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAA DAAA)* --- **[Verse 1]** We were seventeen with gasoline veins Running through the night like we'd never feel pain A beat-up Chevy and a six-string dream Screaming at the stars, yeah, we were gonna be kings Wrote our names on the water tower wall Swore to God that we'd never fall The whole damn town said we'd amount to nothing But we laughed so hard, man, we didn't hear a thing --- **[Pre-Chorus 1]** Now the years have gone and the scars are showing And the road got hard and the wind kept blowing Lost some friends, lost some faith along the way But there's one thing you should know — We never let that flame die out, no --- **[Chorus 1]** There's still a fire in our hearts WHOA-OH-OH! Still lighting up the dark WHOA-OH-OH! When the whole world falls apart WHOA-OH-OH! There's still a fire in our hearts WHOA-OH-OH! *(DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAA DAAA)* --- **[Verse 2]** She had ocean eyes and a promise ring We danced in the kitchen like it meant everything I told her, baby, one day they'll know our name She held my hand and said, "I feel the same" The factory closed, the band broke up I poured my broken dreams into a coffee cup But every night I hear that melody The one we wrote when we were wild and free --- **[Pre-Chorus 2]** Yeah, the walls caved in and the doubts kept growing And the mirror showed a face I wasn't knowing Bent but never broken, not today 'Cause there's one thing you should know — You can't kill what refuses to let go --- **[Chorus 2]** There's still a fire in our hearts WHOA-OH-OH! Still lighting up the dark WHOA-OH-OH! When the whole world falls apart WHOA-OH-OH! There's still a fire in our hearts WHOA-OH-OH! --- **[Call and Response — Audience Participation]** *(Band shouts:)* Fire! *(Crowd echoes:)* FIRE! *(Band shouts:)* Fire! *(Crowd echoes:)* FIRE! *(Band shouts:)* In our hearts! *(Crowd echoes:)* IN OUR HEARTS! *(DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAA DAAA)* --- **[Bridge — Stripped Down, Piano and Vocal]** *(Softly, almost whispered)* If you're standing in the ruins of the life you had If you're holding on to nothing but you won't look back If you're still dreaming... *(HEY!)* If you're still fighting... *(HEY!)* Put your hands up... *(HEY!)* If you're still dreaming... *(HEY!)* If you're still bleeding... *(HEY!)* PUT YOUR HANDS UP TO THE SKY! --- **[Guitar Solo — Soaring, Emotional, Building]** *(DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAA DAAA)* --- **[Final Chorus — Explosion, Full Band, Doubled Everything, Crowd Singing]** THERE'S STILL A FIRE IN OUR HEARTS! WHOA-OH-OH! STILL LIGHTING UP THE DARK! WHOA-OH-OH! WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD FALLS APART! WHOA-OH-OH! THERE'S STILL A FIRE IN OUR HEARTS! WHOA-OH-OH! *(Repeat with crowd overtaking lead vocal)* There's still a fire in our hearts! WHOA-OH-OH! Still lighting up the dark! WHOA-OH-OH! When the whole world falls apart! WHOA-OH-OH! There's still a fire in our hearts! --- **[Outro — Crowd Chant Fading with Guitar Riff]** *(Crowd singing alone:)* WHOA-OH-OH... WHOA-OH-OH... WHOA-OH-OH... *(DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAA DAAA)* *(DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAAAH, DA DA DAAA DAAA)* *(Fade)*
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