The Climb

(Inspired vibe: “The Climb” — perseverance; twist: veteran rebuilding internally)Topic: PTSD recovery and resilienceTone: Hopeful, emotional, slow-build anthem
Verse 1
There’s a mountain in my mindMade of memories I’d rather leave behind.Faces, places, dusty scenes—Things I carry in the silence between.Some days I wake and the weight feels light,Like I might finally outrun the night.Other days the ground gives way,And I’m right back where I was that day.
Verse 2
Doctors say healing ain’t straight or clean,It’s a winding trail through what you’ve seen.My girl holds my hand on the steeper parts,Whispering love into my splintered heart.My brother checks in with a midnight text,“Hey man, you okay? You need the rest.”And step by step, breath by breath,I’m learning life ain’t a test of death.
Pre-Chorus
This climb is slow, but I ain’t letting go—I’ve survived worse than I’ll ever show.
Chorus
This is the climb back to myself,Where I leave that old ghost on the shelf.Where I rise from the ruins of where I’ve beenAnd start believing in life again.It ain’t easy, and it ain’t fast—But I’m stronger now than in my past.Yeah… this is the climbBack to myself.
Bridge
If the mountain grows, I’ll grow too—One step more… that’s all I can do.

* Instruments: Piano, acoustic, cinematic drums, strings, light electric