I Abide

What if the real test was never the storm itself — but whether you’d stay with yourself when it hits? This music was composed and produced with AI (Suno) using AI-guided lyrics developed with my input. I Abide [Intro] Whatever comes… I abide… [Verse 1] The old fear rises, quiet as a tide, showing me the moments where I used to run and hide. It paints the future breaking, the weight I might not hold, the version of me reaching for what always left me cold. [Pre-Chorus] No thunder has to prove it, no lightning needs to speak, the quiet strength is already here beneath the surface of the deep. [Chorus] I abide, I abide — rooted where the light stays warm, not bargaining with weather, not rehearsing every storm. The ache is real, the night is real, I do not turn aside, I stand inside the tremor and I choose to stay inside. Whatever comes, whatever tries to pull the old me through, I abide… I abide… and the light abides here too. [Verse 2] The sorrow I have carried doesn’t vanish in the air, but acceptance shifts the power, changes what is mine to bear. No need to drown the feeling, no need to chase the numb, I let it move straight through me till the clearer morning comes. [Pre-Chorus] One breath, one honest turning, one decision not to flee, and slowly in the middle something steady grows in me. [Chorus] I abide, I abide — rooted where the light stays warm, not chasing perfect courage, just a different kind of form. The ache is real, the night is real, I do not look away, I meet it whole, I let it move, and choose to stay. Whatever breaks, whatever bends or calls my name in fear, I abide… I abide… and the light abides right here. [Bridge] It’s never one bright moment that decides the soul I am, it’s every time the old ways knock and I don’t take their hand. Day after quiet day I cast my vote for who I’ll be, when the real test finally comes and no one else can see. Grace was never somewhere else — it’s the space I choose to grow, the small surrenders I keep making, loosening what I know. [Final Chorus] I abide, I abide — through the joy and through the strain, through the breaking and the mending, through the pleasure and the pain. The light keeps coming in and I no longer look away, I meet the moment with the man I’m choosing every day. Whatever comes… I come with steady heart and clearer eyes, I abide… I abide… Yeah, the light abides… the light abides inside. [Outro] Whatever comes… I abide… The light abides… Mmm… the light abides… Lyrics, concepts, and curation © Ryan Flynn 2026. Audio generated with AI tool (Suno); some jurisdictions may not recognize copyright in AI-generated sound recordings.