I Remain | Official Lyrics

There’s a presence within us that doesn’t shift with the tides of thought or feeling. It doesn’t age, it doesn’t break, and it doesn’t need a name. That presence—the quiet, aware being behind every wave of experience—is what inspired this song. "I Remain (The Shanty of the Silent One)" was born from the deep stillness found in Rupert Spira’s teachings, where the invitation is simple: return to what you are, not as a belief, but as a living recognition. Before every identity, beyond every role, there is the open sky of awareness—the Silent One who never leaves.

I wanted to write something that felt like truth shouted from the crow’s nest. Something raw and real. So I chose the sea shanty—earthy, tribal, and communal. A form made for voices rising together, boots stomping on wood, souls remembering who they are. In every verse, we strip away the stories, the masks, the storms… and what’s left? That which can’t be stripped away. That which remains.

This song isn’t just for singing; it’s for remembering. May it echo through your own storms, and remind you of the peace that never leaves—no matter how wild the waves may seem.

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I Remain (The Shanty of the Silent One) - Official Lyrics:

Oh I’ve had names and worn 'em proud—

But they all fade like mist and cloud

I’ve played the fool, the king, the flame—

But none of that is what I claim

I remain, I remain!

Not the glory, not the shame

I remain, I remain!

Like the sea beneath the rain

I remain, I remain!

Not the voice and not the name

When all else fades to black again—

Still I am… I remain!

The winds may howl, the hull may break—

But I am stillness in the wake

I’m not the fight, I’m not the fear—

I’m the one that’s always here

I remain, I remain!

Not the win and not the pain

I remain, I remain!

Like the deep that can't be chained

I remain, I remain!

Never born and never slain

Strip it down to bone and flame—

Still I am… I remain!

No tide can take me,

No storm can shake me,

No name can make me—

I just am...

I remain, I remain!

Not the gold, not the blame

I remain, I remain!

Through the fire and the frame

I remain, I remain!

As the stars forget your name—

You’ll find me in the silent flame...

Still I am… I remain!