Frozen Stand

[symphonic_metal, rock, orchestral_textures, dynamic_vocals, anthemic, moderate_energy, uplifting, dynamic, diatonic_progression, minor_key, power_chords, string_section_emphasis, driving_double_kick, syncopated_groove] [Verse 1] You turn your face when I walk past Like the cold can’t reach your skin You already picked the headline Before I even step in I don’t correct you anymore I don’t try to change your mind I just let the frost decide What’s real and what’s unkind [Pre-Chorus] You want a version that sits still And fits inside your story But I’m not here to shrink myself To make your judgment boring [Chorus] I stand in the open I stand in the open No cover, no excuse Just breath in the frozen You can look or turn away I won’t beg you to believe I stand in the open Where the truth cuts deep [Verse 2] You ask me questions with the answers Already locked in place You want the one that backs you up And keeps me in my place I don’t perform that anymore I don’t soften what I mean I just hold my eyes steady While the air turns sharp and clean [Pre-Chorus] I used to thaw myself in rooms That never held my name right Now I can feel the calm move in Like snowfall at midnight [Chorus] I stand in the open I stand in the open No cover, no excuse Just breath in the frozen You can look or turn away I won’t beg you to believe I stand in the open Where the truth cuts deep [Bridge] I’m the one who keeps returning to this spot Same streetlight, same white glare You already moved on But you still come back in how you stare So say it straight, don’t mouth it to the glass Don’t ice me out and call it peace I’ve lived through colder than your silence And I’m still on my feet [Final Chorus] I stand in the open I stand in the open No cover, no excuse Just breath in the frozen You can look or turn away I won’t beg you to believe I stand in the open I stand in the open Where the truth cuts deep