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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The rent is paid on Friday
Lunches packed beside the door
You leave your jacket by the stairwell
Like you’ve done a thousand times before
I count the reasons at the table
While the children dream upstairs
You give us everything we’re missing
But I disappear somewhere in there
[Pre-Chorus]
I learned to call it grateful
When my voice got small and thin
I keep the whole house standing
But I don’t know where I fit in
[Chorus]
I stay because the lights stay on
Because their shoes still fit by dawn
Because your paycheck keeps the winter
From reaching through the walls
But every time I say I’m fine
I leave another piece behind
I want a life that feels like mine
Not just a room where nothing falls
[Verse 2]
There’s a dress I never wear now
Hanging soft behind the coats
There’s a song I used to sing loud
Buried underneath the notes
You’re not cruel enough to leave you
Not kind enough to feel at home
So I fold myself around the promise
That a full house won’t feel alone
[Pre-Chorus]
I know the cost of freedom
I know what fear can do
But if I keep on shrinking
What will my children learn from you?
[Chorus]
I stay because the lights stay on
Because their shoes still fit by dawn
Because your paycheck keeps the winter
From reaching through the walls
But every time I say I’m fine
I leave another piece behind
I want a life that feels like mine
Not just a room where nothing falls
[Bridge]
Maybe wanting more is not betrayal
Maybe tired is not my name
Maybe love can hold a question
Without turning it to blame
I can build a door from small decisions
I can teach them what I know
That survival is a starting place
Not the only place to go
[Final Chorus]
I’ll keep the lights on through the storm
Keep their little hearts warm
But I won’t trade my whole reflection
For a life that looks secure
Every time I say what’s true
I take one honest breath for me too
I want a life that feels like mine
And I’m still here, still wanting more
[Outro]
The rent is paid on Friday
The house is quiet by the door
I touch the dress behind the coats
And remember what it’s for
Details
GeneratedSep 4, 2026
Duration3:58
LanguageEnglish
Style
emotional EDM-pop, female lead vocal, vulnerable intimate verses, tense restrained pre-chorus, explosive euphoric chorus with wide supersaws and punchy four-on-the-floor drums, deep sub bass, glossy modern synth production, bittersweet harmonic tension, cinematic risers, final chorus turns from resignation toward quiet self-determination
Credits
Prompt by
Artemis15
Artemis15ModelAria v5.5
Prompt
Female voice, edm, emo background, a song about a woman staying in a frustrating relationship because it provides for her and her kids while she feels she is losing herself and wishes for more
