Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Backyard dusk in a cul-de-sac Chain-link fence and a paper cup crown I still feel gravel under my shoes Every time I turn around You were “it” in a thrift-store coat Counting slow to twenty-three I laughed so hard I lost my breath Did you ever stop watching me? [Chorus] One Two Three Red light I turn But you’re already there Closer than you should be Breathing on the back of my neck like prayer One Two Three Red light I blink and the hallway bends Frozen in the corner of my eye (are you playing) Or is this how it ends? [Verse 2] Same old house But the paint peeled off Your name carved faint in the window frame Thought you moved Thought you grew Thought you vanished But the air still mouths your name Coffee’s cold on the kitchen tile Footsteps pacing over my head No one home Just your favorite song And the weight of what we left unsaid [Chorus] One Two Three Red light I turn But you’re already there Smiling like you never left Dust in your tangled hair One Two Three Red light Every shadow holds your stance Hands at your side Eyes too wide (are you playing) Or is this my last chance? [Bridge] You whisper “don’t move” I was never good at that I ran I grew I disappeared Left you in the cul-de-sac Now every time I face the wall You’re creeping up my spine If I look back Do you forgive me Or drag me to your side? [Chorus] One Two Three Red light I turn But you’re already there Arm’s length from my beating chest Cold fingers in my hair One Two Three Red light I flinch And you finally speak “Tag You’re it” in a borrowed voice (keep watching) I’ll see you in your sleep
Tags
rock, Brooding alt-rock with male vocals; low, tense verse built on palm-muted guitars and roomy drums, bass pulsing like a heartbeat. Chorus slams in with distorted power chords and doubled vocals, spectral backing “ahh”s in the background. Bridge strips back to reverb-soaked guitar and whispered lines before a final, crushing chorus that hangs on a ringing chord., light
Duration
3:09
Instrumental
No
Created
2/17/2026