

Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] At one, I was starting life, At two, I lost a piece I can’t reclaim. [Verse 1] Before I even learned my name, At seven, the world turned cold and cruel. I learned my body could be a tool, At ten, I learned what hunger meant. Empty plates, my spirit spent, At eleven, pills and smoke filled our home. I became the parent, my childhood gone. [Pre-Chorus 1] At thirteen, I vanished on paper and screen, No school, no help — two lost years between. At fourteen, I sent her pills down the drain, Tired of the chaos, tired of the pain. At fifteen, my father raised a gun to his head, Then turned it on me — I should’ve been dead. At sixteen, high school began while life fell apart, My mother was behind bars, and it tore my heart. [Chorus 1] All these years, my heart was bruised, Every hand I held, I was used. Broken before I even knew, Pain became the only truth. [Verse 2] At eighteen, I moved back into my mom’s life of high, Strangers knocking and coming in all hours of the night. The yelling muffled, shook down the house, I learned to hide, feeling so alone. At nineteen, someone took the name I own, Left me in debt and struggling alone. At twenty-one, I finally held my diploma in hand, Starting life three years behind, just trying to stand. At twenty-three, I loved her true and wide, Her storms became my storms, I had nowhere to hide. Her pain seeped in, and mine was born anew, I gave my all, but she broke me too. [Pre-Chorus 2] At twenty-four, I stepped into the call, Wearing the badge, I faced it all. At twenty-five, the badge led me to dread, Blood and bodies, the worst of mankind I tread. I ran toward screams, the dying, the fire, Nightmares etched in my chest, memories that never tire. At twenty-six, I was living the best years of my life, Not knowing which day would be my last. [Chorus 2] Every color burned clear and bright, But the past still haunted me at night. Life was fleeting, shadows cast, I was living, but my soul moved fast. [Verse 3] At twenty-eight, I had to throw it all away, The colors drained, the world turned gray. Every taste turned bitter, every joy to ash, Life hit the brakes — a silent, burning crash. At twenty-nine, I let my heart open wide, Someone’s love reached the places I’d locked inside. At thirty, I saw the mask of love fade, All that I held was just a charade. [Bridge] I carry every scar, every shattered day, Memories like ghosts that won’t go away. Pain has been my guide, my curse, my song, It taught me where I’ve been, and where I don’t belong. The love I sought, the warmth I craved, Fell through my fingers, left me unbraved. Yet even in the darkest night, A faint spark flickers — a fragile light. [Final Chorus / Outro] All these years, my heart was bruised, Every hand I held, I was used. Broken before I even knew, Pain became the only truth. Through the cracks, a shadowed light, I’m still here, surviving the night. [Bridge] I carry every scar, every shattered day, Memories like ghosts that won’t go away. Pain has been my guide, my curse, my song, It taught me where I’ve been, and where I don’t belong. The love I sought, the warmth I craved, Fell through my fingers, left me unbraved. Yet even in the darkest night, A faint spark flickers — a fragile light. [Final Chorus / Outro] All these years, my heart was bruised, Every hand I held, I was used. Broken before I even knew, Pain became the only truth. Through the cracks, a shadowed light, I’m still here, surviving the night.
Tags
Alternative/indie, gothic, emo punk, male
5:46
No
10/23/2025