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Between Ruins
21
Folk
Between Ruins was released on December 22, 2025 by One Day In Between Records as a part of the album Built from Small Moments
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Release DateDecember 22, 2025
LabelOne Day In Between Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gijs-Jan Witkamp
Gijs-Jan Witkamp
Banjo
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gijs-Jan Witkamp
Gijs-Jan Witkamp
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gijs-Jan Witkamp
Gijs-Jan Witkamp
Co-Producer

Lyrics

I built it slow with tired hands
Late nights, broken plans
Every win felt short-lived
Every loss I couldn't stand
I called control a state of mind
But fear was at the wheel
I kept believing I was strong
While hiding how I feel
I held on longer than I should
Tried to be the one
You don't save a burning house
By staying till it's gone
I lost myself trying to save it
Three years, heart of stone
I didn't fail, I didn't make it
I just stood there on my own
Then one call broke through silence
Like a switch I'd never known
I didn't win, I didn't break
But the sun came back on
There's a kind of loss that stays
Long after it's gone
No disaster, no parade
Just your name stripped from the song
I watched my confidence wear thin
Like names washed off in rain
Still something in the wreckage said
You don't rebuild from shame
I laid the armor on the floor
Admitted I was done
Sometimes losing what you built
Is how you find the one
I lost myself trying to save it
Three years, heart of stone
I didn't fail, I didn't make it
I just stood there on my own
Then one call broke through silence
Like a switch I'd never known
I didn't win, I didn't break
But the sun came back on
I'm not proud of how I bent
Or the nights I spent afraid
But I'm done with paying interest
On mistakes I already paid
I am more than what collapsed
More than what is gone
I'm not fixed, I'm not finished
But I'm moving on
I lost myself trying to save it
Three years, heart of stone
I didn't fail, I didn't make it
But I made it back home
Yeah one call broke through silence
Turned the dark into a dawn
I didn't win, I didn't break
But the sun came back on
I don't need another win
Just to let the light come in
Written by: Gijs-Jan Witkamp
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