Lyrics
[Intro - Dulcimer Solo ☕]
(30 seconds: fingerstyle dulcimer, sparse, room-tone intimate)
[Verse 1 - Introspective 😢]
I've been knocked down before
Stood up and walked right through the door
This time feels the same and new
But I know what to do
Embarrassed? Of course I am
Scared down to my bones
But I'm standing in this room
And I'm going home
[Pre-Chorus - Building tension]
[Energy: Rising] [Tempo: Accelerando]
Feel it all, don't run from it
Every emotion is a tool
Take the weight, make it fuel
That's the only rule
[Chorus - "Of Course I Am" 🔥]
[Energy: Explosive] [Vocal: Confident, clear]
Am I embarrassed? Of course I am
Am I scared? Of course I am
Am I going forward? Of course I am
Will I continue to thrive? Of course I am
Life is life and I feel all the feels
Life is life and I'm learning what's real
[Verse 2 - Defiance breaks through 🎸]
[Instrumentation: Guitar enters, banjo texture]
Fall down seven, get up eight
Don't need luck, don't need fate
I've seen this movie play before
And I know how this door
Opens onto something new
Every scar's a breakthrough
Every time that I fall
That's when I stand tall
[Pre-Chorus - Accelerando]
[Energy: Building] [Tempo: Faster]
Feel it all, let it burn
Every failure is a turn
Toward the version of me
That was always meant to be
[Chorus - Full Energy]
[Energy: Peak] [Vocal: Defiant, bright]
Am I embarrassed? Of course I am
Am I scared? Of course I am
Am I going forward? Of course I am
Will I continue to thrive? Of course I am
Life is life and I feel all the feels
Life is life and I'm breaking these seals
[Bridge - Banjo-driven defiance 🔥]
[Energy: Explosive] [Instrumentation: Banjo lead, rhythm guitar]
I don't need permission
I don't need a plan
Every knockdown's ammunition
For the woman I am
I get up, I get up, I get up again
This is not where the story ends
This is not where the story ends
[Final Chorus - Resolution into resilience]
[Energy: Triumphant] [Vocal: Grounded, assured]
Am I embarrassed? Of course I am
Am I scared? Of course I am
Am I going forward? Of course I am
Will I continue to thrive? Of course I am
Life is life and I feel all the feels
Life is life and I'm breaking these seals
I will survive
I will survive
[Outro - Dulcimer returns ☕]
[Energy: Fade] [Instrumentation: Dulcimer, minimal percussion]
Am I going forward?
Of course I am
(Dulcimer fades)
