Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Boots in the hallway
But only in my head
I still taste metal
Every time I break bread
Laughter at dinner
And I flinch at the glass
My body hits cover
Though the danger’s long passed
[Chorus]
I came home
But I’m not back yet
Carry ghosts like a secret debt
Every name that we never get to text
Burns like ashes in my chest
Why am I breathing when they’re not here?
Smile on my face
But it’s cracked by fear
Every sunrise feels like theft
Burns like ashes in my chest (in my chest)
[Verse 2]
Photos on the mantle
All the ones who stayed
I see different faces
In the corners of the frame
Mom says she’s thankful
That I made it through
I stare at the carpet
Thinking
“So did who?”
[Chorus]
I came home
But I’m not back yet
Carry ghosts like a secret debt
Every name that we never get to text
Burns like ashes in my chest
Why am I breathing when they’re not here?
Smile on my face
But it’s cracked by fear
Every sunrise feels like theft
Burns like ashes in my chest (oh, in my chest)
[Bridge]
I march in my mind down a quiet street
Gunfire hiding in a car horn’s beep
Hero on paper
But I know the truth
I’m a scared kid stuck in those ruined boots
[Chorus]
I came home
But I’m not back yet
Carry ghosts like a secret debt
Every name that we never get to text
Burns like ashes in my chest
If there’s a reason I survived this mess
Let their stories fill my breath
Till the guilt lays down to rest
From these ashes in my chest (in my chest, in my chest)
Style
popdark cinematic pop; male vocals over pulsing synth bassfiltered mid-tempo drumsand eerie vocal chops. verses stay tense and spacious with heartbeat kick and distant choir pads; chorus explodes with wide synth leadsstacked harmoniesand heavy low end. bridge strips back to piano and sub-bass thrum before a finalhigher-energy hook with ad-lib echoes and distorted tails.
Prompt
War, PTSD, Horror, Battles, Internal Battles, Loss, Survivors Guilt, pop
Credits
Prompt by
Burnzy
BurnzyGeneratedJan 17, 2026
ModelAria v5
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