Prompt / Lyrics
(Verse 1) Gray morning cracked on a downtown sky Concrete dreams and a lullaby Coffee cups and a nine-to-five Didn’t know it was the last goodbye Windows shook like a warning bell Sirens started their holy hell Smoke rose up where the children played April burned and the light just frayed (Pre-Chorus) Who lit the fuse in the heartland ground? Who turned the quiet into that sound? (Chorus) April static in the air Voices rising through despair Nineteen ninety-five Still we fight to stay alive In the shadow of that day We carry them, we don’t fade away (Verse) Daycare drawings in the rain Tiny shoes in the rubble and pain Firefighters with trembling hands Digging hope from shattered sand Church bells ringing soft and low Names on paper we didn’t know Strangers holding strangers tight Candles fighting off the night (Chorus) April static in the air Voices rising through despair Nineteen ninety-five Still we fight to stay alive In the shadow of that day We carry them, we don’t fade away (Bridge) Rust on the flagpole, wind blows thin Where do you start to begin again? From the wreckage, from the cries From a mother’s unanswered why But in the dust a seed was found Hands together on broken ground Not just grief but a vow to stand Heartland blood in the heartland sand (Pre-Chorus) Who lit the fuse in the heartland ground? Who turned the quiet into that sound? (Chorus) April static in the air Voices rising through despair Nineteen ninety-five Still we fight to stay alive In the shadow of that day We carry them, we don’t fade away (Chorus) April static in the air Voices rising through despair Nineteen ninety-five Still we fight to stay alive In the shadow of that day We carry them, we don’t fade away (Outro) Gray morning breaks, but we remain Scarred by fire, washed by rain April nineteen carved in stone In the heartland we call home.
Tags
Grunge-alternative 1990s rock with heavy distortion down tuned guitar and gritty scratchy male vocals
Duration
4:04
Instrumental
No
Created
2/22/2026