Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Your school shoes by the doorway Crayon marks on every wall I still hear tiny voices Down this hallway Down the hall Now you answer in a whisper Or not at all when I call your names Someone drew a line between us And told you both that I’m to blame [Chorus] But I loved you first Before the world could touch your faces Held you closer than my breath Know every freckle Every phase If they’ve turned your hearts against me If you never come back home I will love you from a distance More than you will ever know [Verse 2] They said I was the monster They fed you stories I can’t erase I see their words in how you flinch now When I reach You turn your face Do you ever miss our mornings Cereal bowls and tangled hair I still set two extra places Like you might appear right there [Chorus] ‘Cause I loved you first Before the fights Before the cases Signed my name on every form Stood in all those waiting places If they’ve turned your hearts against me Painted me as all that’s wrong I will love you from a distance Long after their stories are gone [Bridge] If one day you read the letters Hidden in that old blue box You’ll see coffee stains and teardrops All the words I never got to talk [Chorus] I will love you first Even if you never say it Even if my name to you Is just a wound And you obey it If they keep your hearts against me If you never pick up the phone I will love you from a distance You are still my only home
Tags
Sparse piano ballad with female vocals, intimate close-mic tone. First verse soft and fragile, then strings swell gently under the chorus. Subtle heartbeat kick in the second verse, airy pads in the bridge. Choruses bloom with stacked harmonies that feel aching yet tender, ending on a quiet, unresolved chord., sad, world
Duration
3:48
Instrumental
No
Created
3/7/2026