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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Coffee cup shaking in your hand
Morning light catches every line
You say "it's quiet
But it ain't peace"
His shadow slips across your mind
You held the doorway with your body
While he was breaking down the walls
You took the names
You took the anger
So we could be too young to fall
[Chorus]
You were the first one in the fire
Last one out the door
Turned your pain into a shelter
On that splintered floor
He might still haunt the corners
Of your daylight and your dreams
But love
You’re bigger than the ghost
You’re bigger than the ghost he seems
[Verse 2]
Three kids hiding in the hallway
You humming just to drown him out
Soft voice shaking like a window
Still you never let us doubt
You stitched our jackets in the kitchen
Loose threads
But they kept out the cold
You said
"one day we’ll all stop running"
You never said how hard you’d hold
[Chorus]
You were the first one in the fire
Last one out the door
Turned your pain into a shelter
On that splintered floor
He might still haunt the corners
Of your daylight and your dreams
But love
You’re bigger than the ghost
You’re bigger than the ghost he seems
[Bridge]
Some nights you say you hear his footsteps
In the creak of every stair (mm, mama)
But all I see is you still standing
With that wild
Defiant care
So when the past comes like a whisper
Like a lock that clicks too late
We’ll be the arms around your shoulders
We’ll be the ones to hold the weight
[Chorus]
You were the first one in the fire
Last one out the door
Turned your pain into a shelter
On that splintered floor
He might still haunt the corners
Of your daylight and your dreams
But love
You’re bigger than the ghost
You’re bigger than the ghost he seems
[Outro]
You say "it's quiet
But it ain't peace"
I say
"one day it just might be"
Till then
Rest here in our laughter
Let his memory fade
Let your heart walk free
Details
GeneratedApr 8, 2026
Duration5:13
LanguageEnglish
Style
rock, Warm folk-rock ballad with soft rock lift, male vocals; fingerpicked acoustic and brushed drums in the verses, gentle organ pad and harmony stack opening up the chorus, melodic bass gluing it together. Start intimate and close-mic’d, then slowly add backing vocals and tambourine by the final chorus for a cathartic, tearful swell, ending on a hushed guitar cadence., soft rock, folk rock
Credits
Prompt by
DARMYMANN
DARMYMANNModelAria v5.5
Prompt
folk rock, soft rock song for my mom who suffered an abusive relationship along with her two sons and daughter that she protected and loved through it all even though is dead he still haunts her
