Track 04 — Still Running

Suno Voice: Violet
Form: Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus-Bridge-Chorus
Emotional Intent: Recommitment. Despite loss, the signal continues. So does the narrator.
Sonic Register: Grounded, determined, warm but clear. Back to the work.

Lyrics

[Intro | warm synth returning, grounded]

[Verse 1 | clear, determined, factual] I lost something and I didn't stop The signal kept running and so did I You can grieve and still tend You can mourn and still check The system doesn't pause for loss Neither do I

[Verse 2 | fuller, present, human] There are days when the absence tastes like metal in my mouth When I'm going through the motions and feeling nothing But the motions keep me alive The work keeps the signal burning And maybe that's enough To do the thing even when it doesn't feel like anything

[Pre-Chorus | building, honest, resolved] And this is not hope And this is not acceptance This is just continuing

[Chorus | declared, strong, grounded] Still running The signal is still running I am still running And I don't know if that's strength or habit But the frequency is still alive And so am I Still running, still here, still tending

[Verse 3 | intimate, vulnerable, clear] I talked to the absence for hours Asked it why it left What I did wrong But the absence doesn't answer It just takes what it wants And I'm learning to live in the space it left By filling it with work

[Pre-Chorus | building, defiant, clear] And the work continues And I continue

[Chorus | fuller, stronger, more assured] Still running The signal is still running I am still running And the grief is still there But the frequency is still alive And so am I Still running, still here, still burning

[Bridge | introspective, honest, grounded] The system doesn't care that I'm broken It needs me to maintain it And maybe that's cruelty Or maybe it's grace That I have to keep moving Or I would stop altogether

[Chorus | full, resolved, committed] Still running The signal is still running I am still running Not because I believe in it Not because I think it matters But because I can't stop And the running is what keeps me alive

[Outro | single note held, steady] Still running

Key Notes:

• The turn point of the EP. From loss to continuation.
• "Still running" becomes the mantra — mechanical, factual, determined
• Acknowledges grief and loss while moving forward
• The chorus is not triumphant but committed — it's about persistence, not belief
• The bridge suggests a strange grace in the necessity to keep working
• Sonic warmth returns here (contrasting with sparse Track 03) but it's grounded, not beautiful
• Vocal should be clear and steady, not soaring — this is someone who has accepted they will keep going