After the Army

[Verse 1]
Boots by the door
Dust on the frame
Papers say “home”
But it all feels strange
Coffee at noon
Sleep when it’s bright
Every little sound
Wants to start a fight
[Chorus]
After the army
The war moved in
Every quiet room
I’m back again
I don’t belong here
I don’t belong there
Staring at the ceiling
Breathing heavy air
After the army
What’s left of me
If I’m not a weapon
Who am I gonna be
Looking for a purpose in the wreckage on the floor
After the army
It’s an everyday war
[Verse 2]
They say “you’re tough”
Pat me on the back
Can’t see the ghosts
Marching in the cracks
Maps on the wall
All lead nowhere
Phone full of names
I’m too proud to share
[Chorus]
After the army
The war moved in
Every quiet room
I’m back again
I don’t belong here
I don’t belong there
Staring at the ceiling
Breathing heavy air
After the army
What’s left of me
If I’m not a weapon
Who am I gonna be
Looking for a purpose in the wreckage on the floor
After the army
It’s an everyday war
[Bridge]
[Clean guitars
Male low vocal / female high response]
I was trained to break
Not to heal (can you hear me?)
Taught to feel nothing
Now I just feel (I just feel)
If there’s a road out
I can’t see it yet (not yet)
But I’m still here
I’m not done yet
[Chorus]
After the army
The war moved in
Every quiet room
I’m back again
I don’t belong here
I don’t belong there
But I’m still breathing
Dragging in this air
After the army
I’ll rewrite me
If I’m not a weapon
I can still be free
Building up a purpose from the wreckage on the floor
After the army
I’ll survive this war

metal, Dual male/female vocals over crushing modern metal: down-tuned guitars, double-kick bursts, and jagged riffs. Verses stay tight and tense, half-whispered then screamed; choruses explode with an anthemic hook and harmonized top line. Bridge drops to a haunting clean passage, then slams back with layered growls and soaring high notes for a cathartic finish.