Prompt / Lyrics
[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…)
Tags
Dark folk outlaw country, female vocal, grief to rage, twisted lullaby echoes, slow build to explosive finale
Duration
4:37
Instrumental
No
Created
3/30/2026