The Ascent

Lyrics - "The Ascent" We built this on noise and caffeine breath, Swore we’d live fast and dodge the rest. Now every dream’s on payment plan, We sold our rage to Instagram. The world’s still falling, yeah, we know The walls are laughing, the cracks still grow. But if the end’s our best excuse, Then we’ll make beauty of abuse. God’s gone broke, and faith’s on sale, The saints get high and check their mail. Hope’s a habit we can’t quit, And every loss still feels like wit. The world’s still falling, yeah, we know The flames look nice from down below. If punk is dead, we’ll raise the ghost, And toast the ones who hurt the most. I used to think the fall was freedom That breaking meant becoming new. But you can’t build a life from cynicism. You just learn to laugh at the ruin. I still believe in noise. I still believe in trying. And maybe, just maybe The climb was the point the whole time. So here’s to the kids who never left, The ones who stayed loud till they were deaf. We learned that peace ain’t what it seems It’s just the courage to keep the screams. We’re still climbing, blood and bone, Still building meaning out of tone. The world still spins, and that’s enough, To sing like failure still means love. WHOA-OH! WHOA-OH! CLIMB! WE CLIMB! We’re still climbing, say my name, Turn this wreck into a flame. If heaven’s fake, we’ll make our own The loud survive; the lost come home. We were never falling We were learning how to rise. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Creative Credits Artist: Christopher Tharby (Second Voice North) Composition & Concept Development: Christopher Tharby x ChatGPT AI Music Engine: SUNO (Pro) Mix / Mastering Guidance: Assisted via ChatGPT prompts Visual Direction: Christopher Tharby AI Use Disclosure This song was created with the assistance of AI tools: SUNO (music generation) and ChatGPT (songwriting & production guidance). All prompts, direction, and final creative decisions are by the artist, Christopher Tharby. Copyright © 2025 Christopher Tharby / Second Voice North. All rights reserved. Music created using SUNO’s AI music engine (Pro plan) with original prompts, lyrics, and concepts by Christopher Tharby, developed in collaboration with ChatGPT. #SecondVoiceNorth#ChrisAndSam#OriginalMusic#IndieRock#IndieArtist #CanadianArtist#LyricVideo