

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Hand-me-down house Hand-me-down name Hand-me-down secrets I carried the blame Dropped off at the doorstep Too small for the pain Calling them “mom Dad” While choking her name Monsters in daylight Hands that should hold Bottle on the table Their hearts running cold Grew up in the crossfire Of things never said Teaching myself To tuck fear into bed [Chorus] I’ve been through hell and back With a hand-me-down heart Stitched it up myself From a thousand shattered parts Still shaking when it’s quiet But I show up in the dark For these two little boys I’m their soft place to start Yeah I’ve been through hell and back With a hand-me-down heart [Verse 2] Pills on the counter Years in a haze Losing whole mornings To long Sleepless days Screaming at mirrors I couldn’t outrun The girl who was broken Before she begun Therapist office Staring at tiles Learning my story In small shaky files Thought I was crazy For wanting to stay Then two tiny voices Pulled me awake [Chorus] I’ve been through hell and back With a hand-me-down heart Stitched it up myself From a thousand shattered parts Still shaking when it’s quiet But I show up in the dark For these two little boys I’m their soft place to start Yeah I’ve been through hell and back With a hand-me-down heart [Bridge] I am not the nights They left me alone I am not the glass Or the slammed-down phone I am every time That I chose to stay Two sets of small hands Pulling me toward today (oh) [Chorus] I’ve been through hell and back With a hand-me-down heart But I’m learning how to love it Like a fragile work of art Still shaking when it’s quiet But I show up in the dark For these two little boys I’m their soft place to start Yeah I’ve been through hell and back But this hand-me-down heart Beats steady for my boys We’re rewriting every part
Tags
Raw acoustic pop with female vocals; intimate fingerpicked guitar and soft piano under the verses, light bass and brushed drums blooming in the chorus. First verse hushed and confessional, chorus lifts with stacked harmonies and a subtle pad. Bridge strips down to solo vocal and guitar, last chorus adds high ad-libs and a gentle tambourine for a cathartic, hopeful finish.
4:06
No
3/30/2026