Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1 We were driving with the windows down at midnight City lights flickering across your face You said nothing lasts, but it felt like forever In the silence we couldn’t replace Pre-Chorus Every second slipping through our hands Like we knew but didn’t understand Chorus We were killing time like old cigarettes were killing me Burning through the nights so carelessly Every breath we took was bittersweet Going nowhere fast, just you and me Yeah, we were killing time like old cigarettes were killing me Ashes falling where we used to be Now there’s nothing left but memory And the smoke of what we couldn’t keep Verse 2 Your jacket still hangs on the back of my chair Like you’re coming home but never do I still hear your voice in the static of silence Like a song I can’t undo Pre-Chorus We played with fire just to feel the heat Now I’m dancing with the empty streets Chorus We were killing time like old cigarettes were killing me Burning through the nights so carelessly Every breath we took was bittersweet Going nowhere fast, just you and me Yeah, we were killing time like old cigarettes were killing me Ashes falling where we used to be Now there’s nothing left but memory And the smoke of what we couldn’t keep Bridge Maybe we were just a passing flame Too bright to last, too wild to tame Now I’m left with echoes of your name And a heart that never feels the same Final Chorus We were killing time like old cigarettes were killing me But time kept killing you and me All the moments lost in between What we were and what we’d be Yeah, we were killing time like old cigarettes were killing me Now I’m breathing in what used to be Just a shadow of your gravity And the smoke is all that’s left of me
Tags
Indie pop/alt pop, 70-90 bpm, male
Duration
3:44
Instrumental
No
Created
4/11/2026