The Blood Still Flows

[Verse]
The blood still flows through the veins
Like rivers carving out their pain
A quiet storm
It hums
It stays
An endless beat
No time delays
[Chorus]
The blood still flows
It never sleeps
Through broken hearts and secrets deep
The blood still flows
It never dies
It whispers truth
It shouts out lies
[Verse 2]
Beneath the skin
A hidden tide
It pulls you in
It will not hide
A crimson thread that ties the years
Through every laugh and every tear
[Prechorus]
It doesn’t stop
It doesn’t fade
A ticking clock we never made
[Chorus]
The blood still flows
It fuels the fire
It sings of loss
It screams desire
The blood still flows
It finds its way
Through endless nights and fragile days
[Bridge]
Through the thorns and through the flames
Through the loss
The wins
The blame
A steady pulse
A stubborn drum
The blood still flows
It won’t succumb

piano-driven ballad with haunting strings and a sparse drumbeat, dark, brooding