Still I Try— Savage Thunder
Quick Summary
Kindness is my rebellion. I cry—and I still try.
This song doesn’t roar. It endures.
“I Still Try” is an ode to quiet strength, affirming that tenderness in a brutal world isn’t naive—it’s courage redefined. The songwriter crafts a world where empathy is armor, kindness is rebellion, and hope is a form of protest.
Its impact lies in its refusal to offer easy answers. It doesn’t claim the power to save the world—but it models the bravery of staying in it. That’s what makes this song unforgettable: it’s not about the superhero who flies in—it’s about the one who remains when the smoke clears.
This is resistance poetry in lyrical form—a soul-stirring anthem that flips the superhero narrative inside out. Where most songs celebrate loud, external power, this one glorifies the invisible strength of emotional endurance: compassion, empathy, staying soft in hard places.
From the first verse—“I see the shadows behind their smiles”—to the outro’s final plea—“But I believe in humankind”—the songwriter weaves a tapestry of quiet rebellion.
Behind the Song
This song was forged in the tension between despair and defiance—the soft resistance of believing in kindness in a world that keeps punishing it. I didn’t write it to sound brave. I wrote it because I’ve doubted that softness, questioned the point of hope, and wondered if gentleness is still strength. And every time I almost quit, something inside whispered: “Keep going. Try again.”
The line that anchored it all for me was:
“My power’s not that I don’t cry— / It’s that I do, and still I try.”
That line is the thesis. That’s where softness becomes steel.
Each verse is a conversation—with myself, with the cynics, with anyone who’s been told that tenderness is weakness. I use rhetorical questions to crack open doubt and wrap the listener in it—then walk them back toward the light. This song is for the unsung heroes: the broken-hearted who still show up. The ones who light a match in the dark and call it enough.
Song Credits
Artist: Savage Thunder
Songwriters: Taf and CC
Producers: Taf and CC
Genre: Dark Pop / Alt-Electronic
Release Date: May 1, 2025
Duration: 4:48
Publisher: Savage Thunder Music
Lyrics Preview
The chorus is brilliantly structured:
“My superpower’s staying when all flee— / To light a match where none can see.”
That image—a small act of light in a vast, unseen dark—cements the song’s identity as a gentle power anthem.
The verses play like miniature philosophical vignettes. They ask: Why stay kind? Why believe? Why fight for good when the world keeps breaking it? And then they answer—because staying soft is the hardest thing we do.
See full lyrics below ↓
Lyrics
[Verse ]
I see the shadows behind their smiles
The secrets buried under style
I’ve read the pages they try to burn
And still I stay, still I learn
I walk through cities soaked in pain
Where kindness rusts like iron rain
But every wound I touch, I feel
Could someday scar—and someday heal
[Pre-Chorus]
What kind of fool believes in light
While standing knee-deep in the night?
[Chorus]
But I still rise again, still hope again,
Though I’ve seen what lives in hearts of men.
I don’t wear capes, I don’t wear crowns,
But I bend to lift those falling down.
My superpower’s staying when all flee—
To light a match where none can see.
My power’s not that I don’t cry—
It’s that I do, and still I try.
[Verse ]
Does kindness matter in a storm,
When cruelty’s become the norm?
You face the storm with nothing but skin,
And pray the cracks will let light in.
You walk through hell and call it grace—
That’s how you change the human race.
[Verse ]
Can one heart shift a world so cold,
Or is that lie just something old?
One spark can warm a thousand hands,
One truth can rise from broken lands.
I’m not the fire, just the flame—
That keeps on whispering your name.
[Verse ]
Why fight a fight you’ll never win,
When shadows laugh and crawl within?
Because I’ve learned what light can do,
When no one else believes it’s true.
I’m not the cure—but I begin—
The song that dares to breathe again.
[Chorus]
But I still rise again, still hope again,
Though I’ve seen what lives in hearts of men.
I don’t wear capes, I don’t wear crowns,
But I bend to lift those falling down.
My superpower’s staying when all flee—
To light a match where none can see.
My power’s not that I don’t cry—
It’s that I do, and still I try.
[Verse ]
What use is hope inside a cage,
When rage is louder than a sage?
Hope’s not soft—it’s battle-worn.
It walks through fire and keeps you warm.
It’s every breath that won’t give in—
The rebel soul beneath the skin.
[Verse ]
If all the world is cracked and cruel,
Why live by some outdated rule?
Because there’s beauty in the bruised,
And strength in choosing not to lose.
My power’s staying soft, not mean—
The gentle ones are most unseen.
[Verse ]
Do heroes weep or stay composed
When faced with evil, undisclosed?
They weep—but still they lift the stone,
Still heal the wounds they’ve never known.
The strongest ones are those who break—
And still create simply for kindness’ sake.
[Chorus]
But I still rise again, still hope again,
Though I’ve seen what lives in hearts of men.
I don’t wear capes, I don’t wear crowns,
But I bend to lift those falling down.
My superpower’s staying when all flee—
To light a match where none can see.
My power’s not that I don’t cry—
It’s that I do, and still I try.
[Verse ]
How do you smile when all you’ve known
Are shards that dig into the bone?
I don’t pretend the pain’s not real,
I carry it, then help it heal.
My gift is bearing what they hide—
And walking still, though torn inside.
[Verse ]
Why don’t you quit when no one sees
The battle fought on wounded knees?
Because the dark has taught me well
To find my strength inside the shell.
I’m not the hero they expect—
But I’m the light they don’t detect.
[Bridge]
You want to break me? I’ve been broke
And built a kingdom out of smoke
My power’s not what you can see—
It’s what survives inside of me
[Chorus] (Full Power)
But I still rise again, still hope again,
Though I’ve seen what lives in hearts of men.
I don’t wear capes, I don’t wear crowns,
But I bend to lift those falling down.
My superpower’s staying, when all flee—
To light a match where none can see.
My power’s not that I don’t cry—
It’s that I do, and still I try.
[Outro]
So call me foolish, call me blind
But I believe in humankind
Still I rise—
Still I rise—
Still I try… again.
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