Still Here is a personal testimony of survival, faith, and redemption. It comes from seasons where life felt heavy, hope felt distant, and the future felt uncertain. It’s about wrestling with doubt, carrying unseen pain, and learning what it means to trust God when you can’t feel Him or see what He’s doing.
This song reflects the moments of breaking, the prayers whispered in desperation, and the grace that showed up when strength was gone. It’s not a victory song in the traditional sense — it’s a reminder that sometimes the miracle is simply making it through. Still Here is about choosing faith over fear, holding on through the storms, and recognizing that being alive, standing, and moving forward is proof that God never let go.
[Verse 1]
I was barely three, apartment complex, big white truck backing up
I wrecked my bike, missed me by inches, Lord knows I got lucky
Mama said you shouldn't have been in the road
But nobody asked how bad it shook me, ten foot slide, head-hit first
Lay there staring at the sky, I learned real young how pain works
And how to get up without crying
[Verse 2]
Teenage years, trampoline, I thought I could fly, I thought I was tough
Backflip wrong, steel bar crack, rang my bell, still got up
High school wreck, glass and smoke, walked away with just a a scratch
Funny thing is my sister almost went, they said she wouldn't have made it back
[Chorus]
I don't know how I'm still here, but I know I've been alone
Survived things nobody saw, carry scars nobody owns
You say you love me, say you care, but where were you when I was breaking?
God kept breath in these lungs, even when I couldn't see it
I don't know why I'm still here, but I am, I'm still here
[Verse 3]
Woke up one morning to a house on fire, smoke in my chest, heat on my skin
Ran outside with my heart on ice, didn't know that was just the beginning
Found the bottle, found the pills, found crowds that felt like home
They didn't judge my silence, they just said, "Man, you're not alone"
Signed my name for a one-way road, didn't care if I came back alive
Dad drove hours, grabbed my shoulder, said, "Son, don't throw away your life"
[Verse 4]
Joined the Navy, dark nights, steel deck, jumped on a bollard, waves below
Slipped, hit the rail, shook for hours, 'cause I almost let myself go
[Chorus]
I don't know how I'm still here, after all the nights I drank
Three days drunk, poisoned blood, trying not to feel a thing
I ran to war just to escape, volunteered 'cause I was numb
God spared me when I couldn't see that I was worth more than I'd become
I went looking for an end when grace was chasing me
I mistook mercy for weakness, thought love was supposed to bleed
If you wonder why I'm guarded now, why I shut some doors tight
It's 'cause I learned survival before I learned what felt right
[Outro]
I don't know how I'm still here, but I know who held the line
Every time I should have died, something pulled me back in time
If you never saw the pain, if you never stayed around, just know I carried all of it
And somehow I'm standing now
I don't blame God for my scars or the nights I lost control
But I wish you'd seen the hurt before it hardened my soul
I'm still here, by grace alone
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