

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Coffee’s cold on the counter Tiny shoes by the door He’s laughing in the hallway I’m shaking to the core Mirror shows me a stranger Scarred eyes Hollow grin I swore I’d break this cycle But it’s clawing from within [Chorus] I’m a fortress made of fractures Steel that screams and bends Can I carry all this weight And never crush him in the end? If I’m a storm Then let me shield him Not the lightning Not the flames I’m a father made of failures Trying to forge a different name (oh) [Verse 2] My old man’s voice in the bedroom Spitting ghosts through the wall Every promise he shattered Echoes when my son calls Hand on the door I’m trembling What if I turn out the same? What if “I’ll be there forever” Is another broken frame? [Chorus] I’m a fortress made of fractures Steel that screams and bends Can I carry all this weight And never crush him in the end? If I’m a storm Then let me shield him Not the lightning Not the flames I’m a father made of failures Trying to forge a different name (yeah) [Bridge] I am not your shadow Old man I am not your rust and rage I will stand between the darkness And the boy who bears my name Let the nightmare come and find me Let it tear at skin and bone I will crawl through every hell So he never walks alone (never walks alone) [Chorus] I’m a fortress made of fractures But I’m learning how to stand Every crack is where the fire Burns a brighter kind of man If I’m a storm I’ll be his shelter Take the thunder Take the blame I’m a father made of fire And I’ll rise every time he says my name
Tags
metal, Modern heavy metal with downtuned, palm-muted guitars and double-kick drive. Verses stay tense and syncopated with chugging riffs under a raw male vocal, bass glued to the kick. Chorus explodes into wide, melodic power chords and shouted gang vocals on the hook. Bridge drops to a low, ominous drone with tom-heavy build, then slams back into a final, anthemic chorus.
3:59
No
2/5/2026