Only Fear Keeps Me Here | Dark Medieval Folk & Sad Tavern Song (Lyrics Video)

#DarkFolk #MedievalFolk #EmotionalMusic 🎶 Stream the music everywhere: https://map.lyravesperi.com 💎 Join the Guild for exclusive perks:    / @lyravesperi   "Only Fear Keeps Me Here" brings the intimacy of a difficult conversation into dark medieval folk. Being told you are strong can feel lonely when you have been trying to explain that you are exhausted. The song asks what we miss when we praise someone for carrying on before giving them room to say how much it hurts. 🕯️ Add this melancholic tavern song to your folk playlist for late nights, or share it with someone who listens beyond the usual “I’m fine.” Welcome to Lyra Vesperi, where you can leave the brave face at the door. 🎵 Lyrics: My body drags me from the chair I lift my cup and fix my hair The room erupts, I laugh on cue For half a song, I feel it too A stranger says, "You made it through" I smile because that's partly true I've tried to leave this life before I still wake shaking on the floor They tell me this is all we get I know, I haven't missed that yet I know the world can still be sweet But knowledge cannot move my feet I am not brave, I am not whole, I am not strong My pulse just pulls this frightened flesh along I know this life can still be kind I know there's beauty left to find But knowing doesn't make me strong My lungs still rise when hope is gone I know the reasons I should stay They cannot make this hurt give way I do not choose to persevere Only fear keeps me here Keeps me here I used to picture years ahead Now waking feels like debt instead I know the life I meant to live I know the love I meant to give I mourn the woman I could be She feels like someone else to me I've begged my mind to let me end My shaking hands still call a friend My lungs pull air I never chose My body fights what no one knows I curse that fear, I bless it too It keeps me here when I am through I am not brave, I am not whole, I am not strong My pulse just pulls this frightened flesh along I know this life can still be kind I know there's beauty left to find But knowing doesn't make me strong My lungs still rise when hope is gone I know the reasons I should stay They cannot make this hurt give way I do not choose to persevere Only fear keeps me here Keeps me here The cider warms my empty hands The room turns distant where I stand I let the candle paint me gold For one slow breath I don't feel cold I do not heal, I do not mend I only breathe and don't pretend I let the hours pull me through My body does what bodies do Don't tell me life is beautiful I know it is, and that's what's cruel I know the warmth I still could miss The morning bread, the hand, the kiss I know the rain, the songs, the spring The thousand lovely little things I know! I know! And still can't bear Another day of being here! If love could save me, yours would be enough That's what destroys me Love is not enough... I am not brave, I am not whole, I am not strong My pulse just pulls this frightened flesh along I know this life can still be kind I know there's beauty left to find But knowing doesn't make me strong My lungs still rise when hope is gone I know the reasons I should stay They cannot make this hurt give way I do not choose to persevere Only fear keeps me here Only fear keeps me here Only fear keeps me here ➡️    • The Chronicles • Cinematic Vocal & Fantasy...   ➡️    • The Tavern • Medieval Folk & Drinking Song...   --- 🎚️ Audio Mix: BandLab 🎨 Visuals: Vizzy + Image 2.0 🎶 Music: Suno AI 📜 Concept & Lyrics: Lyra Vesperi