Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Brooke, Haley, listen close
I wore the cracks on my sleeve
Wish I were a better dad
Wish I gave you more than leave
I tried hard, I really tried
Through the nights I couldn't bend
Every bruise I kept inside
Still, I came back in the end
[Pre-Chorus]
I survived war in my mind
A bad marriage, broken glass
Almost gone a hundred times
But I still made it past
If you saw how hard I bled
You'd know every step was real
I was falling, then I stood
For the way I had to feel
[Chorus]
Got the heart of your dad (got the heart of your dad)
Carry it on, carry it on
Got the heart of your dad
We were bruised, but we go on
Got the heart of your dad (got the heart of your dad)
Keep it alive, keep it alive
Got the heart of your dad
I survived, I survived
[Verse 2]
Attacked at every level
Body tired, spirit mean
Still I fed the little flames
In the dark between my dreams
I know love can miss the mark
I know words can come up short
But I never let the storm
Tell my daughters what I fought
[Pre-Chorus]
I survived war in my mind
A bad marriage, broken glass
Almost gone a hundred times
But I still made it past
If you saw how hard I bled
You'd know every step was real
I was falling, then I stood
For the way I had to feel
[Chorus]
Got the heart of your dad (got the heart of your dad)
Carry it on, carry it on
Got the heart of your dad
We were bruised, but we go on
Got the heart of your dad (got the heart of your dad)
Keep it alive, keep it alive
Got the heart of your dad
I survived, I survived
[Bridge]
If I failed you, hear me now
That failure ain't the whole of me
I was forged in fire and fear
But I still wanted you free
Brooke, Haley, take this truth
I was cracked, but I was here
And the love I couldn't say
Was the one thing I kept near
[Chorus]
Got the heart of your dad (got the heart of your dad)
Carry it on, carry it on
Got the heart of your dad
We were bruised, but we go on
Got the heart of your dad (got the heart of your dad)
Keep it alive, keep it alive
Got the heart of your dad
I survived, I survived
Style
raw confessional hip-hop with a slow half-time bouncemuted kick-snarewarm bassand sparse piano stabs; verse stays intimate and close-micpre-chorus opens with stacked harmonies and a rising filtered padchorus hits with doubled lead and a chantable family-name hook. tape hissreverse swellsand a last-chorus lift keep it urgent. brightstarkand emotional.
Prompt
Brooke, Haley wish I were a better dad, I tried hard. But I hope you got the heart of your dad, survived war, fucked up marriage, almost been murdered attacked at every level, and I survived
Credits
Prompt by
Duncanstein
DuncansteinGeneratedMay 8, 2026
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