128 BPM of slow-burn melodic house for anyone who’s ever danced while crying. Starts under open skies, drops the kick at bar 41 (about 1:21 in), and doesn’t let go. Asking for help never sounded this good.
We’ve all been there, the moment when you realize you can’t white-knuckle your way through life forever, and asking for help isn’t weakness. That’s where Only as Strong comes from. It’s a 128 BPM slow-burn dance track that starts in the quiet, under open skies, before the kick finally drops at 1:20 and the whole horizon shifts.
This track is personal written in a season when connection felt harder than usual, but also more necessary. It’s about letting the walls down, laying the battle flag on the floor, and finding strength in someone else’s presence. It’s the dancefloor as a place of escape and arrival.
In true Sunset Sky style, Only as Strong mixes melodic house with emotional storytelling. The glowing sun in the cover art isn’t just our logo it’s the beacon in the open skies, the thing you reach for when you’ve been drifting too long.
For fans of melodic house, emotional drops, and late-night moments when music says the thing you couldn’t.
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Only as Strong Lyrics:
I’m only as strong as the help I ask for.
When I look into your eyes,
remind me of the open skies.
It’s all I ever really ask for:
a moment alone on the dancefloor.
But there are so many times I falter,
I lose sight of what I’m after.
And sometimes it’s hard to realize I’m
only
as strong as the help I ask for.
Only as strong as the help I ask for.
Have I finally learned to listen to you?
After years of pushing away,
please forgive me for the things I’ve said.
You know I’ve always done it my way.
Now I look into your eyes,
drifting in the open skies.
It’s all I ever really asked for:
a moment with you on the dancefloor.
I know it’s time to listen to you,
even though I’ve troubles today.
Realized I need you close,
so I don’t slip in my own way.
I’ll lay the battle flag down.
I’ve laid it down on the floor.
‘Cause I’m only as strong
as
the help I ask for.
I don’t know what I’m trying to do.
After years of pushing away,
please forgive me for the things I’ve said.
Will you finally show me the way?
Production Notes:
Only as Strong sits at 128 BPM in a straight 4/4, built around a warm, sidechained bass pad and layered arps that breathe with the kick. The arrangement holds tension for the first 40 bars, teasing the groove with filtered percussion and high-pass sweeps before the full low end lands at bar 41 (~1:21). The drop isn’t an “all guns blazing” moment, it’s a deliberate release, built for open-air systems where space matters as much as sound.
FX risers are tucked low in the mix so they lift without screaming “festival edit,” and the vocal sits dry in the verses, contrasting with the washed-out reverb tail in the hook to widen the stereo image. It’s mixed with headroom for mastering but still loud enough to punch on a club system without crushing the transients.
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