[Verse 1]
I ran these walls with powder and flame
Called every shot, called every name
Smoke in my lungs, steel in my hands
Swore I would break before I ran
But fire fell where my children stood
And I was a mother before I was good
Now silence screams where laughter grew—
And every breath cuts straight through
[Pre-Chorus – Lullaby Fracture]
Hush now, little flames, don’t you cry…
(Mama, I’m right here… don’t you cry…)
No—cry out loud, let the whole world hear why
[Chorus]
You took my heart and called it done
Thought I’d fall when you took my sons
But grief don’t break me—it sets me alight
Turns bone to iron, and tears to fight
You’ll hear their names in every shot
Every round is the love you stole and forgot
You wanted sorrow—you’ll get resolve
I am the cost you can’t dissolve
[Verse 2]
Cara, I still see you in the light
Dancing in the edge of night
Your voice still cuts through smoke and flame
And nothing in me is the same
(Hush now, Mama… I’m not afraid…)
You thought a mother would fall to her knees
But you’ve never seen what a mother can be
Not when the world has taken her all—
I don’t bend now. I make empires fall.
[Pre-Chorus – Twisted Lullaby]
Hush now, little flames, close your eyes…
(Don’t close yours… stay and fight…)
No—stay awake, burn through the lies
[Chorus]
You took my heart and called it done
Thought I’d fall when you took my sons
But grief don’t break me—it sets me alight
Turns bone to iron, and tears to fight
You’ll hear their names in every shot
Every round is the love you stole and forgot
You wanted sorrow—you’ll get resolve
I am the cost you can’t dissolve
[Bridge – Naming Them / Echo Breaking Through]
Cara—my light, my living flame
(Mama… say my name…)
They will remember your name
David—your hands will shape the fire
Richard—strike higher, strike higher
(We’re still with you… don’t you fall…)
I swear by blood, by ash, by breath—
She will answer for this theft
[Break – Whisper to Roar]
Hush now, little flames…
(No more hush… no more chains…)
[Final Chorus]
You took my heart—now watch it burn
In every lesson you’ll ever learn
You thought love made me weak and small—
Love is the reason I end it all
Every shot is a promise kept
Every soul you’ve taken is a debt
You wanted grief—you’ll get war’s call
I am the mother that buries it all
(Mama… we’re still here… in the fire…)
ElCeviche
