Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You used to save the crusts for me Cut my toast in tiny hearts Laughed when I called the porch our stage You knew my lines by heart Then your eyes slid off my name Like it slipped between the tiles You asked me if we’d met before I said “Yeah… it’s been a while” [Chorus] Rest now You’ve carried all my childhood in your hands You called me by a nickname Only you could understand Rest now If you don’t remember I still do So close your tired eyes I’ll be the one holding you [Verse 2] Granddad with the coins up your sleeve Magic from the Sunday chair I’d laugh before the trick was done You pretended not to care (oh) Then the punchlines lost their steps Jokes tripped over halfway through You stared hard at my face and said “You look… just like someone I knew” [Chorus] Rest now You carried every story to the end You taught me how to laugh at life Then start again My friend Rest now If you don’t remember I still do So let the daylight fade I’ll be the one naming you [Bridge] I learned your recipes and riddles Wrote your phrases in my phone You forgot the way back home But you built my only home If your minds turned into winter I’ll keep summers in my chest You can lay your heavy years down I’ll carry all the rest (yeah) [Chorus] Rest now You don’t have to try to stay Every piece of you that’s missing Lives inside me anyway Rest now If you don’t remember I still do So go where you can finally breathe I’ll go there when my time is through [Outro] Rest now You can let the picture fade I’ll color in the empty space With every word you ever said Rest now You can let the curtain fall I’ll whisper who I am to you Until I don’t need words at all
Tags
pop, Tender emo-pop ballad with female vocals over clean electric guitar and soft piano; intimate verses stay hushed and close-mic’d, then the chorus swells with airy pads, subtle toms, and stacked harmonies. Bridge strips back to just voice and a single guitar, then the final chorus blooms wide with echoing backing vocals, a gentle bass undercurrent, and a lingering reverb tail that feels like a goodbye wave., emo
Duration
3:21
Instrumental
No
Created
2/25/2026