

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] I grew up in a house full of empty rooms Voices faded, no one to turn to No “we”, no us, just me alone Learning how to stand on my own No holidays, no memories made Just passing days that slowly fade Everyone living their separate lives While I was just trying to survive [Pre-Chorus] Then everything broke when they walked away And I felt myself start to change [Chorus] So if I seem cold, like I don’t care It’s just the armor that I wear I’ve been hurt more than I can say So I push the world away If I seem lost or hard to reach There’s a side of me you don’t see I’m not heartless, I just learned to be The way I am to protect me [Verse 2] Old friends turned and left me behind Pointing fingers, drawing lines Blamed for things I didn’t do Still I carried all that through Every scar just built these walls Every silence, every fall Taught my heart to shut things out That’s what this pain’s about [Pre-Chorus] Life kept hitting, I couldn’t break So I became what I had to make [Chorus] So if I seem cold, like I don’t care It’s just the armor that I wear I’ve been hurt more than I can say So I push the world away If I seem lost or hard to reach There’s a side of me you don’t see I’m not heartless, I just learned to be The way I am to protect me [Bridge] But I swear there’s more beneath this skin A war outside, a fight within I never learned how love should feel So I don’t know what’s even real But if you stay, if you don’t run You might see who I’ve become Not just the walls, not just the pain But someone trying to change [Final Chorus] So if I seem cold, I hope you see It’s not who I want to be It’s just the past still holding on Even when I’m trying to move on If you can look beyond my scars Maybe you’ll see my heart I’m not heartless, I just had to be The way I am… to protect me
Tags
Sad emotional pop, soft guitar & piano, slow tempo, deep male vocals, minimal beat, raw, melancholic, cinematic tone
3:38
No
3/19/2026