Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Another headline Another mother on her knees Same black ribbon Different faces on the screen We change the channel Sip our coffee Scroll again Tell ourselves "It’s always been this way" [Pre-Chorus] But I can feel the ground Pulling at my faith We’re running faster now Toward the same old grave [Chorus] How much more can the earth take Before it breaks Before it bends How many names must we carve in stone Before we call each other friend Is this the story we defend Will we be our own end Will we be our own end (oh, tell me) [Verse 2] Counting bodies Like they're numbers on a chart Blame a border For the hatred in our hearts We trade our mercy For a little more control Every promise Has a poison in the goal [Pre-Chorus] We build another wall And call it keeping safe But every locked door Is another open grave [Chorus] How much more can the earth take Before it breaks Before it bends How many names must we carve in stone Before we call each other friend Is this the story we defend Will we be our own end Will we be our own end [Bridge] I don’t want to raise a child In a world that worships fire Where color is a sentence And kindness is retired Are we brave enough to look At the blood on both our hands To say "I was wrong" And learn to understand (oh) [Chorus] How much more can the earth take Before it breaks Before it mends How many tears must we cry tonight Before we finally say "no more" and mean it then If love is the truth we pretend Can we choose a different end Or will we be our own end Will we be our own end
Tags
Big cinematic ballad in the style of a modern torch song; female vocals, rich chest voice leading into soaring belts on the chorus. Sparse piano and soft strings in the first verse, low choir pads under the pre-chorus. Chorus swells with full orchestra, timpani swells, and subtle gospel choir harmonies. Second verse adds brushed drums and warm bass. Bridge strips back to piano and solo vocal, then final chorus explodes with stacked harmonies and held notes, ending on a fragile a cappella tag., world, deep
Duration
4:33
Instrumental
No
Created
4/6/2026