Prompt / 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)
Tags
pop, Dark cinematic pop; male vocals over pulsing synth bass, filtered mid-tempo drums, and eerie vocal chops. Verses stay tense and spacious with heartbeat kick and distant choir pads; chorus explodes with wide synth leads, stacked harmonies, and heavy low end. Bridge strips back to piano and sub-bass thrum before a final, higher-energy hook with ad-lib echoes and distorted tails.
Duration
3:16
Instrumental
No
Created
1/17/2026