a year ago i was at rock bottom, but your music has helped through dark times, i got better, i worked on myself and now i no longer think of ending it all, you are the reason i kept the will to go and get better

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This song is a masterpiece ...well done ❤️

dance with me ...I am a little better than I used to be

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🔥⚔️ Fire doesn’t destroy the faithful — it proves them. Stand righteous in the flame.
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Cinders Of The Righteous

Copyright 2025 Drop Stereo. All songs written, created, performed, recorded by Timothy Anderson.

Verse 1 
I used to fight the changes like they stole what made me whole,
holding tightly to a story that was never in my control.
Every loss felt like a warning that the world was breaking through,
and I thought the life I wanted died the day I lost you.
But now I’m breathing in the quiet where the past begins to fade,
learning how to see the path from the mess that life has made.

Pre-Chorus
The ground beneath me isn’t planned,
but I’m beginning to understand.

Chorus 
I’m learning how to rise again,
to meet the days that fall in line.
Every step is teaching me
this place is truly mine.
I’m standing where my heart can grow,
and everything begins to shine —
’cause where I am right here, right now,
is finally mine.

Verse 2 
I carried disappointment like a weight beneath my chest,
feeling lost inside a future that refused to give me rest.
But patience isn’t weakness; it’s the strength to let things grow,
to release the things behind me that no longer help me flow.
And though the past still calls my name from places undefined,
I’ve learned that moving forward doesn’t mean I leave behind.

Pre-Chorus
I’m holding on with open hands…
to everything I understand.

Chorus 
I’m learning how to rise again,
to meet the days that fall in line.
Every step is teaching me
this place is truly mine.
I’m standing where my heart can grow,
and everything begins to shine —
’cause where I am right here, right now,
is finally mine.

Bridge 
I spent years resisting change,
trying to outrun the pain.
But healing doesn’t happen fast—
it takes the strength to break the chain.
And though this road feels undefined,
I’m growing into my own design.

Final Chorus 
I’m learning how to rise again,
to meet the days that fall in line.
Every step is teaching me
this place is truly mine.
I’m standing where my heart can grow,
and everything begins to shine —
’cause where I am right here, right now,
is finally mine.

Outro
I may not have the world I planned…
but I’m strong enough
to stand.

Where I Stand

There’s no personal hell quite like being told what you’re feeling isn’t real.

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Better Than I Used to Be

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