Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Your jacket’s on the back of my chair
Coffee stain on the page you left there
Some days I talk to an empty room
Ask how I’m supposed to fill your shoes
They watch me now when the day gets hard
Waiting for me to play your part
I’m holding my breath till they leave the room
Then I fall apart in the same old gloom
[Chorus]
I’m still your kid
But I’m the grown-up now
Trying to be brave the way you showed me how
Hands still shake when I say your name
But I carry us
I carry us anyway
Tears in my eyes
Smile on my face
I stand in your shadow
I step in your place
I’m not ready
I do it anyway
I carry us
I carry us anyway
[Verse 2]
I hear your laugh when my brother jokes
See your eyes when my mother chokes
On a memory that cuts her clean in two
I hold her tight like you taught me to
I fold my grief like a Sunday shirt
Hide the hurt so it doesn’t hurt
Them as much as it’s killing me
Guess that’s what you meant by family
[Chorus]
I’m still your kid
But I’m the grown-up now
Trying to be brave the way you showed me how
Hands still shake when I say your name
But I carry us
I carry us anyway
Tears in my eyes
Smile on my face
I stand in your shadow
I step in your place
I’m not ready
I do it anyway
I carry us
I carry us anyway
[Bridge]
If you could see me breaking in the bathroom light (oh)
Then walking out steady like I’m fine
Would you tell me I’m doing alright
Say you’re proud from the other side
[Chorus]
I’m still your kid
But I’m the grown-up now
Trying to be brave the way you showed me how
Hands still shake when I say your name
But I carry us
I carry us anyway
Tears in my eyes
Smile on my face
I stand in your shadow
I step in your place
I’m not ready
I do it anyway
I carry us
I carry us anyway
[Outro]
Your jacket’s on the back of my chair
I breathe you in
You’re still right there
I’m not you
But I’ll be okay
I carry us
I carry us anyway
Style
intimate modern ballad built around warm piano and subtle acoustic guitarmale vocals up close and confessional. first verse sparse and fragile; low pad and soft kick bloom in the chorus with stacked harmonies on key phrases. second verse adds light percussion and distant guitar swells. bridge swells into a cathartic vocal peakthen drops back to near-whisper for the final chorus tag and a lingering reverb tail.strong
Prompt
A song about how I feel about dealing with the loss of my father and how to continue being strong for my family
Credits
Prompt byGodMelody448
GeneratedJan 19, 2026
ModelAria v5
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