Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Your shadow on my bedroom wall Bootprints in the hallway dust All those words you threw like bottles Still bleeding in the back of my skull Now I’m standing in a smaller frame Same jaw Same angry eyes Hear your thunder in my own throat Feel your fingers curling in my fists [Chorus] I don’t wanna be my father’s ghost Haunting every room that they call home If I raise my voice Will they raise a wall? If I lose myself Will I lose it all? I’m begging fate with my broken hands Let me break the chain Not the child Let me break the chain Not the child [Verse 2] My boy flinched when I turned too fast My girl asked “Are you mad at me?” I saw the fear I knew too well Staring back with my old memories So I bit my tongue till it tasted rust Swallowed every poisoned phrase Sat down on the kitchen floor Pulled them in and said “You’re safe” [Chorus] I don’t wanna be my father’s ghost Haunting every room that they call home If I raise my voice Will they raise a wall? If I lose myself Will I lose it all? I’m begging fate with my broken hands Let me break the chain Not the child Let me break the chain Not the child [Bridge] What if I already failed them? (tell me) What if the cracks are set in stone? I’m screaming at the mirror Shaking “You end with me You end with me” [Chorus] I don’t wanna be my father’s ghost Haunting every room that they call home If I raise my voice Will they raise a wall? If I lose myself Will I lose it all? I’m on my knees with these shaking hands Let me break the chain Not the child Let me break the chain (not the child, not the child)
Tags
metal, Modern melodic metal with male vocals; palm-muted, down-tuned riffs in the verses under anxious, tight drums, then surging, anthemic choruses with big octave leads and gang shouts on the hook. Bridge drops to half-time with spacious toms and a haunting clean guitar motif before exploding into the final chorus with layered harmonies and a sustained, screaming high note.
Duration
3:54
Instrumental
No
Created
4/8/2026